“Eat or Heat” Cookie Dough Launches Just in Time for Holidays, Generating Additional Revenue to Support Food Bank’s Culinary Training Program
Supporting hunger relief efforts just got a lot sweeter. Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida recently added a new “eat or heat” cookie dough to its signature product line, A Spoon Full of Hope. The edible cookie dough comes in three different flavors: Chip Wreck’d (chocolate chip), Oat of This World (oatmeal raisin) and Peanut Butter Quake (peanut butter).
One hundred percent of A Spoon Full of Hope’s proceeds directly support Second Harvest’s no-cost 16-week Culinary Training Program, which provides qualified individuals with the culinary and life skills training to pursue a sustainable career in the food service industry. More than 425 students have graduated since the program started in 2013.
“Second Harvest has a longstanding history of being a change-maker – and we must adapt and innovate if we want to continue tackling the root causes of hunger head-on,” said Derrick Chubbs, President and CEO. “The creation of the Culinary Training Program, followed by the development of a sustainable revenue stream to help fund it, are just two examples of how Second Harvest is more than a traditional food bank.”
This is the second expansion for A Spoon Full of Hope since launching in October 2018 with a tomato basil soup, four flavors of locally sourced honey, and a classic shortbread cookie. Last year, Second Harvest introduced three new shortbread cookie flavors: Strawberry Lemonade, Cranberry Pistachio, and Chai.
“The success that A Spoon Full of Hope has seen in its first four years would not be possible without our loyal customers,” said Nancy Brumbaugh, Chief Food Service Officer at Second Harvest. “Our team is already building on that success by brainstorming new ideas for continued brand growth.”
Second Harvest has a longstanding history of being a change-maker.”
– Derrick Chubbs, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
A Spoon Full of Hope products can be purchased online or by visiting any of the 10 retailers selling items in local stores. Consumers can buy products individually, in bulk, or as part of a gift basket by visiting www.ASpoonFullofHope.org.
