Cloud ERP Helps Food Banks Manage the Monumental Task of Feeding the Needy

Excerpt from the Oracle NetSuite and Myers-Holum guide that is available in full for download at the end of this article. By integrating NetSuite with an industry-specific software bundle, food banks can expand their reach, reduce food waste and meet reporting requirements without adding new resources.

In the United States, 38 million people face food insecurity, including more than 12 million children. The COVID-19 pandemic drove these numbers up along with unemployment and food scarcity.

The nation’s food banks play a crucial role in getting food from a wide range of sources and distributing it via local food pantries, soup kitchens and other intermediaries that serve their communities. Feeding America is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization with a nationwide network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs.

Food banks receive cash and food donations, then deliver them to a large network of food pantries and other organizations that provide food and other supplies directly to those who need it. As a result, food banks need robust technology systems to help them achieve their mission with the help of their staff and volunteer corps.

With food prices currently at their highest levels in 11 years and pandemic-related supply chain disruptions persisting, food banks must balance growing demand in the face of diminishing supply. To expand their footprints, minimize food waste and continue to provide for the needy, these organizations need tools that support their operations.

“One of the biggest complaints we hear from food banks is that they can’t readily or easily pull information from their systems and use it to meet their reporting requirements. Once they implement NetSuite that process becomes much smoother.” said Nathan Huynh, a Principal Consultant for Myers-Holum.

Our guide (available below) highlights the top technology challenges that food banks face right now, explains how these issues impact their operations and details how a leading cloud ERP system supported by an industry-specific software bundle helps food banks expand their reach, reduce food waste and meet their complex reporting requirements without needing new resources.

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Cloud ERP Helps Food Banks Manage the Monumental Task of Feeding the Needy

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