Southeast Regional Cooperative

06/08/2026

We're excited to share that The Produce News recently featured our work on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Resilient Food Systems Partnership grant!

Over the past year and a half, we’ve had the privilege of working alongside food banks and industry leaders across the Southeast to build a more coordinated and resilient regional food system. Together, we’ve made meaningful strides in logistics planning, middle supply chain coordination and long-term sustainability.

None of this would be possible without our incredible partners, stakeholders, committee members, and the Feeding America Network. We are truly grateful this opportunity and our community. Read the full article to learn more about what we’ve accomplished together, and what’s ahead as we work toward our regional roadmap. We encourage organizations interested in advancing similar work to learn more and apply for the RFSP grant.

📩 Have questions or want to learn more? Email [email protected]. We’d love to connect!

Special thanks to all! - Feeding America, Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business (Institute for Insight), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Feeding the Carolinas, Feeding Florida, Feeding Georgia

The Southeast Regional Cooperative Inc. (SERC), a Feeding America network member, has worked alongside food banks and industry leaders across the Southeast to strengthen the charitable food supply chain through collaborative grant work. The SERC has coordinated this work over the past year and a hal...

05/12/2026

In case you missed it, check out our April newsletter!

April's edition highlights the people, partnerships, and progress driving our work, including an introduction to the SERC team, a spotlight on Mississippi Food Network's Molly’s Mobile Market, and market reports from across the Southeast.

You’ll also find our Recipe of the Month, a Three Sisters Spring Salad 🥗, and highlights from recent meetings and events, including the Feeding America Annual Leadership Conference, where our Senior Director of Operations, Denise Sheehan, joined a panel discussion on collaboration, innovation, and strengthening network impact.

As always, we’re grateful for our growers, food bank partners, and collaborators across the Feeding America network and beyond who make this work possible every day!

👉 Click the link below to read the full newsletter & stay connected with the latest from SERC

05/06/2026

What a great day for the ongoing collaboration between the Southeast Regional Cooperative, Inc., Atlanta Community Food Bank, and the Feeding America Network!

The SERC and ACFB recently entered into an agreement establishing a new third-party logistics (3pl) partnership. Work on systems integration has been going on behind the scenes for some time, but Kyle Waide, CEO of ACFB, and Chris Flint, Executive Director of the SERC, made it official last week. With this agreement, the SERC will move its operational 3pl activity also known as our “Mixing Center” from Nickey Gregory Produce to Atlanta Community Food Bank. ACFB will provide critical logistics services to the SERC including cross docking, mixed box production, and other management and production services.

This new partnership will provide substantial savings on services that the SERC provides to Feeding America partners across the region and will ensure that resources vital to the network's mission are deployed within the Feeding America Network. Additionally, this project aligns well with the Feeding America Network Strategic Framework objective – Enhance Food Sourcing and Sharing.

Said SERC Executive Director Chris Flint, “I am grateful to Kyle and his team and the work they have done in preparation for this move, and to Nickey Gregory Company who have been and continue to be wonderful partners in the work we are doing. In addition to providing critical savings to our members in this challenging financial environment, members will also benefit from increased flexibility in the services this relationship will allow us to provide. Atlanta Community Food Bank is a leader in the fight against food insecurity, and we are grateful for this opportunity to work closely with them and expand our collective impact.”

04/24/2026

Last week, we attended the Feeding America Annual Leadership Conference in Dallas, TX, joining more than 700 partners from across the country. Centered on “Uniting Communities,” the conference focused on advancing equitable food access, strengthening partnerships, and elevating the voices of neighbors facing hunger, highlighting the collective impact of the Feeding America network and a shared commitment to ensuring dignified access to food for all.

While there, we also hosted a table to connect with partners, share our work, and highlight the power of collaboration across the network. We’re grateful to be included in this meaningful experience and a member of the Feeding America network!

03/31/2026

In case you missed it, check out our March newsletter!

This month’s edition highlights the power of partnership and collaboration across our network, including a recap of our Food Bank Convening in Orlando and the work underway through our USDA Resilient Food Systems Partnership (RFSP) grant.

You’ll also find photos from the convening, Southeast market updates, and our Recipe of the Month - a fresh blueberry salad. 🫐

We’re grateful for our growers, food bank partners, and collaborators across the Feeding America network and beyond who make this work possible every day!

👉 Read the full newsletter below to stay connected with the latest from SERC.

03/17/2026

Last week, we had the pleasure of holding our SERC Partnership Meeting & 2nd Food Bank Partner Convening in Orlando, FL, March 10–11th.

It was wonderful to connect with so many partners and spend time in community around the important work ahead. We appreciated the opportunity to share more about who we are, how we can better support food banks, provide updates on our USDA RFSP grant, and collaborate on ways to continue strengthening our network and feeding neighbors in need.

A special thank you to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida for hosting us, providing a tour, and sharing their space, to Southern Hill Farms, Inc. for welcoming us and providing a tour, beautiful setting, and meal, and to Feeding America for showing up in force and supporting this important work!

We’re incredibly grateful for our food bank and grower partners, and collaborators across the Feeding America network and beyond. Your partnership makes this work possible, and we look forward to continuing the work ahead together.

03/06/2026

In case you missed it, check out our February newsletter!

This edition highlights the important work food banks are doing to support seniors through healthy food distribution programs, along with updated market insights from across the Southeast, recent partner engagement highlights, and our Recipe of the Month.

We’re grateful for our growers, food bank partners, and collaborators across the Feeding America network who help make this work possible every day.

👉 Click the link below to read the full newsletter and stay connected with the latest from the SERC

02/03/2026

We hope everyone had a great start to the year! We would love for you to check out our January newsletter for a look at what’s ahead for the SERC in 2026.

Inside, you’ll find a New Year message from our Executive Director, updates on our USDA Regional Food Systems Planning grant, and a look at work underway to strengthen logistics support. The newsletter also includes Southeast market updates, recent and upcoming events, healthy eating tips, and a seasonal recipe.

👉 Read the full newsletter (linked below) to stay connected with what’s ahead at the Southeast Regional Cooperative!
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As always, we’re grateful for our growers, food banks partners, and other collaborators across the Feeding America Network and beyond who make this work possible, and we look forward to another year of strengthening our collective impact.

01/09/2026

Spending the day talking with our farmers!

01/08/2026

Happy New Year from the SERC!

We hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and that you are stepping into the new year ready to continue the good work! As we reflect with gratitude on all that 2025 brought, we invite you to explore our December newsletter, featuring a holiday message from our team, fresh market insights, a seasonal recipe, and more.

This edition also highlights a powerful snapshot of collective impact: in 2025, SERC supported 72 food banks across 25 states, distributing over 120 million pounds of food from growers. None of this is possible without strong collaboration across our grower and food bank partners, and our Feeding America network.

Read the full newsletter to learn more:
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If you’d like to receive future newsletters, let us know! We’d be happy to add you to our subscriber list. Here’s to continued partnership and impact in the year ahead! 🌱💛