20+ Years Serving Nonprofits Nationwide
For 20+ years, Essential Foods Wholesale has helped food banks and pantries stock the essentials — at wholesale prices, with delivery covered — so more of every dollar goes to feeding families.
Delivery to your warehouse
Who we serve
For the last 20+ years, we've helped nonprofits acquire the essential food items they need to support variety in their self-choice food pantries and food banks nationwide.
Giving your clients a larger variety of food choices cuts down on food waste — and brings back a level of dignity for those temporarily struggling with food insecurity.
What we stock
With hundreds of food items across 40+ warehouse locations nationwide, we carry the key items food banks distribute every week — and a whole lot more.
You will have the ability to mix and match various food items that we offer from any of the warehouse locations with the additional option of being able to mix various food items on a single pallet, or a single food item per pallet.
Why partner with us
If you're tired of relying on regional food partners that just don't have the volume or allocation priority for your organization, it's time to reach out. Ordering food is a small part of your already busy schedule — use our 20+ years of expertise to lighten the load.
Lower prices unlocked by buying at scale — passed straight through to your nonprofit.
We cover the cost of delivery straight to your warehouse — no freight surprises.
We'll help you customize your order and stack additional discounts to stretch your budget.
This is our passion: getting food to those in need, where and when they need it.
Our mission
We've worked with nonprofits for over 20 years, and in that time we found that most were unable to get a sufficient quantity and variety of the key items they needed. The majority had to go to discount stores and try to negotiate discounts and quantities that wouldn't disrupt a retailer's business model — on top of loading and unloading, gas, and volunteers' time.
We created a solution to many of these challenges: lower prices based on my volume purchasing power, and I cover the cost of delivery to your warehouse. When you add up the additional discounts off wholesale pricing, gas, time, and our new Rebate/Discount program, the food-cost savings for each nonprofit are in the thousands of dollars per year, per location.
Cash Rebate/Discount Program
A new cash Rebate/Discount program turns your bulk orders into direct funding for all of your programs.
Available May 13 – December 13, 2026
Food costs keep climbing. Freight fees eat into your budget. Every dollar lost to overhead is a dollar that can't feed a family. You deserve a wholesale partner who helps you do more for less.
As we fill more of the delivery trucks carrying your order, freight savings add up — and we pass those savings directly back to you as a cash Rebate/Discount you can use for your mission needs.
Best Value
Cash Rebate/Discount to your nonprofit — or a further discount off your order. Your choice.
Reply to your last email or call Josh directly. He'll personally walk you through building your order and maximizing your Rebate/Discount.
Funding game plan
Many nonprofits struggle to secure grants — or simply come up with all the funding needed to secure food on a regular basis. As your trusted supplier/partner, in those efforts we want to do more to help. We are now providing a $250 matching donor contribution. Reach out to us for the details.
Get results
Reach out to your donors who share your passion to help bless others in need. We can't solve every food shortage or need — but together we will solve many. And to the many, it matters and is very much appreciated.
Thank you for all that you do, and for your continued support of Essential Foods Wholesale — where lower food costs are meeting the needs of nonprofits nationwide.
Let's talk
Use our 20+ years of expertise to lighten the load. Tell us a little about your organization and Josh will personally help you customize your order and maximize your savings.
Direct(760) 450-6960Emailjosh@essentialfoodswholesale.com
Essential Foods Wholesale supports many nonprofits nationwide.
