Americans Cut Back on Holiday Food Donations Due to Inflation, Study Reveals

Published on November 24, 2023

Americans are cutting back on charitable food donations this holiday season, with a new study showing that the top reason for the pullback in generosity on Thanksgiving and ahead of Christmas is inflation. High prices in general (and of groceries in particular) are having a significant impact on the willingness of Americans to donate food during the 2023 holiday season, according to the study released on Nov. 20 by technology company Divert, Inc., which focuses on food waste reduction. Even though inflation eased to roughly 3.2 percent year-over-year in October from its recent peak of 9 percent in June 2022, the cumulative increase since President Joe Biden took office has been around 20 percent....

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