Please remember these are expected truckloads coming to the OFB warehouse this week. Reminder: It will take a few days for items to appear in inventory depending on when the loads are received into the warehouse. Food is first received into the Statewide warehouse and then must be transformed/moved to the Metro and West warehouses, including a delivery to West. These are estimates on what you can likely expect to see in the coming days/weeks, not when you will see them. Please reach out to the Metro Team (MWCS@oregonfoodbank.org) with questions, not the Operations Team. Thank you!
Anticipated Loads - please see key below for interpretation
Received last week for FTB:
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| Key: PS = Purchased Staples: product purchased with state funding and distributed free of charge. FTB = Food to Buy: product purchased by OFB usually by the truckload and sold to RFBs and agencies by the case at our cost. Statewide = load is divided between regional food banks - Metro and West will receive a portion of this load | |
Anticipated Produce Loads - please see key below for interpretation
Greetings friends!
Just when I thought we had all the loads lined up for next week we got two exciting sneaker loads.I am thrilled to announce that we are bringing in another free load of Driscoll strawberries via the California Association of Food Banks. These loads are very hard to come by so to get two on back to back weeks is very cool. Strawberries are fickle friends who require cold to remain stable. Please get these in your cooler and fridges asap upon arrival.
We’ll also be seeing zucchini and yellow potatoes return to the lineup. Sadly our yellow potato pals up in Washington are close to wrapping up their season so we’ll be seeing yet more Russets dominating the potato category. USDA grapefruit and oranges are dawning our doors again as well. They have been looking and eating great. I hope you are enjoying them.
It’s been a long week and I’m short on inspiring thoughts. I hope everyone is enjoying some springtime blooms and sunny skies.
Be well and bon appetit! Your friend, produce kim
Arrived Friday, 3/27 Celery, cased – 24 pallets – Statewide – Ready to distribute | Monday, 3/30 Zucchini, cased – 20 pallets – Statewide – Ready to distribute Strawberries, cased – 28 pallets – Statewide – Ready to distribute | Tuesday, 3/31 Pears, bulk – 30 bins – Statewide – Repack required Yellow Potatoes, cased – 18 pallets – Statewide – Ready to distribute Apples, cased – 18 pallets – Statewide – Ready to distribute Beets, Parsnips, Rutabaga,Turnips, bulk – up to 15 bins – Statewide – Repack required Parsnips, turnips, bagged/bulk – up to 3 pallets/bins – Metro – Repack may be required Oranges, cased – 18 pallets – Statewide – ready to distribute | Wednesday, 4/1 Apples, cased – 20 cases – Statewide – Repack required Grapefruit, cased/USDA – 18 pallets – Statewide – ready to distribute | Thursday, 4/2 Onions, bagged – Bagged/Bulk FTL – Statewide – Repack require | Friday, 4/3 No loads currently expected |
| Produce Key: Format = Product - Pack Type - Volume - Warehouse - Repack Requirement FTL = Full Truck Load Red = We are expecting these items, but the volumes are unconfirmed. Blue = Updated highlights/edits | |||||
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