For food bank purchasers, “simple” can be a very good thing.
When you’re sourcing food for hundreds or thousands of households, every product has to earn its place. You’re balancing budgets, availability, nutrition, storage, transportation and what recipients will actually know how to use.
That’s why this November, Glennon Trade is celebrating NovemBEANS with four practical pantry staples that make food bank purchasing a little easier: Light Red Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Black Beans and Vegetarian Chili.
They’re familiar. They’re versatile. They work across a wide range of meals. And most importantly, they’re products you can feel confident putting into a distribution.
Four Staples. A Lot of Possibilities.
Beans are one of those rare products that can fit into almost any food distribution strategy.
They can be used in soups, chili, tacos, rice bowls, casseroles, salads, side dishes and countless other meals. They pair easily with other pantry staples and give recipients flexibility instead of locking them into one specific recipe.
That makes them useful for food banks, but it also makes them useful for the families receiving them.
Our NovemBEANS lineup includes:
Light Red Kidney Beans
A dependable pantry staple that works in chili, soups, rice dishes and more.
Pinto Beans
An easy fit for tacos, burritos, rice bowls, soups and traditional comfort-food meals.
Black Beans
A versatile option for everything from salads and grain bowls to tacos, soups and side dishes.
Vegetarian Chili
A convenient, ready-to-use meal option that helps add variety to distributions while giving recipients something that requires very little preparation.
For a purchasing team, that versatility matters. One product can support dozens of different meal combinations, which means fewer concerns about whether a food item will actually be useful once it gets home.
Make Your Purchasing Dollars Work Harder
Food bank sourcing is a constant balancing act.
You need products that fit your budget, but price alone isn’t enough. A low-cost item that sits unused in someone’s pantry isn’t really serving your mission.
Beans offer strong value because they’re practical, recognizable and easy to pair with other foods already commonly included in hunger relief distributions.
Rice? Add beans.
Pasta? Add beans to a soup or side.
Canned vegetables? Build a chili.
Tortillas? You have the start of tacos or burritos.
The more ways recipients can use a product, the more value it can bring to a distribution.
For purchasers trying to stretch available funds while still offering foods families can turn into real meals, versatile staples make planning easier.
Less Guesswork for Your Purchasing Team
Food bank buyers already have enough variables to manage.
You shouldn’t have to spend hours trying to figure out whether a product is practical, whether families will recognize it or how it fits alongside everything else you’re purchasing.
Glennon Trade works with food banks and hunger relief organizations to help simplify the sourcing process.
Instead of simply sending over a product list, our goal is to help buyers find options that make sense for their program, budget, distribution model and current needs.
That might mean filling a gap in an upcoming distribution, sourcing dependable pantry staples, finding products that complement what you already have on hand, or identifying options that help your purchasing dollars go further.
Our job is to help make your job easier.
Stock the Staples Families Know How to Use
There’s a reason beans have been a pantry staple for generations.
They’re flexible, approachable and easy to build meals around — exactly the kind of product that can make sense for both food banks and the households they serve.
This NovemBEANS, consider adding Light Red Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Black Beans and Vegetarian Chili to your upcoming purchasing plans.
Whether you’re building your next distribution or planning ahead for the months to come, Glennon Trade can help you source practical products without adding another headache to your list.
Need product availability, quantities or pricing?
Connect with the Glennon Trade team to talk through your upcoming food bank purchasing needs and find the right products for your program.
