ROCHESTER, N.Y– During the fall 2025 Check Out Hunger scanning campaign, Wegmans customers raised nearly $3.1 million for hunger relief at the company’s 114 stores. This campaign, which ran from October 22 to November 29, allowed customers to donate any amount at checkout with 100 percent of the proceeds going to each store's local Feeding America food bank partner.
“This year, the Check Out Hunger campaign proved especially vital, arriving at a critical moment when our food bank partners faced a surge in demand caused by the government shutdown and suspension of SNAP benefits,” said Deana Percassi, Wegmans vice president of community engagement and communications. “We are deeply grateful to our customers and employees, who donated so generously for their neighbors in need during this campaign.”
A Record-Breaking Year
The 2025 companywide campaign raised the third highest amount in the history of Check Out Hunger. Below are some highlights from this year:
- Companywide, customers donated $570,000 more than in 2024.
- Every division saw an increase in donations year over year, with 25 Wegmans stores raising record amounts during the campaign.
- The Rochester division reached a record high, exceeding their goal by more than $120,000.
- The Syracuse division also had a record year, nearly doubling the amount raised in 2024.
Across the Northeast, Wegmans’ stores shared heartwarming stories from the campaign. At the Lyell Avenue store in Rochester, a single customer donated $2,000 across multiple visits. The Tysons Corner, Virginia store reached their goal 19 days early and nearly tripled the amount raised in 2024. The Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania and Woodbridge, New Jersey stores both received $500 cash donations from local customers to help support their communities.
Wegmans food bank partners expressed their gratitude to customers and employees for making the 2025 campaign a success:
“On behalf of Worcester County Food Bank, I thank you, Wegmans, and Wegmans generous customers for your loyal support. Everything WCFB does is only possible because of the incredible support we receive from the people, businesses, and foundations of Worcester County.” - Worcester County Food Bank
“I am a shopper of both the Nazareth and Bethlehem stores. The handful of times that I used a check out with a cashier, they made a personal ask if I would be interested in contributing to the Check Out Hunger campaign…It means so much to me to know it is not just a flyer in the store, but the staff are taking the time to ask. I wanted to send my kudos to both teams for making our mission part of their mission as well.” - Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania
“We are so incredibly grateful for everything the Wegmans team is doing to support Food for Others and to fight food insecurity across our community. With so much happening right now, the need is greater than ever, and Wegmans continues to show up in so many meaningful ways.” - Food for Others
Food Bank Recipients
Customers’ donations stay in their local community, with all proceeds going to each store’s local food bank. The list below includes each recipient food bank, the amount donated in 2025, and the Wegmans store(s) where the money was raised:
Connecticut
Connecticut Foodshare - $6,949 (Norwalk)
Delaware
Food Bank of Delaware - $17,771 (Wilmington)
District of Columbia
Bread for the City - $9,949 (Wisconsin Ave.)
Maryland
Anne Arundel County Food Bank - $10,432 (Crofton)
Frederick Department of Housing and Human Services - $21,462 (Frederick)
Harford Community Action Agency - $12,541 (Bel Air)
Howard County Community Action Council - $32,056 (Columbia)
Manna Food Center - $15,868 (Germantown)
Maryland Food Bank - $40,183 (Hunt Valley and Owings Mills)
Shabach Ministries - $6,490 (Woodmore)
So What Else - $7,136 (Rockville)
Massachusetts
Greater Boston Food Bank - $78,162 (Burlington, Chestnut Hill, Medford, Westwood)
Worcester County Food Bank - $32,322 (Northborough)
New Jersey
Community Food Bank of New Jersey - $72,224 (Bridgewater, Woodbridge, and Montvale)
Fulfill - $34,953 (Ocean and Manalapan)
Food Bank of South Jersey - $53,002 (Cherry Hill and Mt. Laurel)
Interfaith Food Pantry - $42,323 (Hanover)
Mercer Street Friends - $13,521 (Princeton)
New York
Campaign Against Hunger - $4,305 (Brooklyn)
City Harvest - $5,602 (Astor Place)
Food Bank for NYC - $5,602 (Astor Place)
FeedMore WNY - $495,704 (11 stores in the Greater Buffalo area)
Foodlink - $820,515 (21 stores in the Greater Rochester area)
Food Bank of the Southern Tier - $236,746 (Corning, Elmira, Hornell, Ithaca, and Johnson City)
Food Bank of Central New York - $187,981 (9 stores in the Greater Syracuse area)
Island Harvest - $7,624 (Lake Grove)
Long Island Cares - $7,624 (Lake Grove)
Westchester County Food Bank - $13,822 (Harrison)
North Carolina
Food Bank of Central Eastern North Carolina - $74,153 (All 4 stores in the North Carolina division)
Pennsylvania
Bucks County Opportunity Council - $47,092 (Warrington and Yardley)
Chester County Food Bank - $50,092 (Downingtown and Malvern)
Cluster Outreach Center - $18,070 (Collegeville)
Food Bank of Central PA - $24,582 (Harrisburg and Williamsport)
Food Bank of State College - $18,272 (State College)
Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank - $21,049 (Dickson City and Wilkes-Barre)
Lancaster County Food Hub - $17,072 (Lancaster)
Manna on Main Street - $23,274 (Montgomeryville)
Philabundance - $36,227 (King of Prussia and Concordville)
Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley & Northeast Pennsylvania - $75,068 (Allentown, Bethlehem, and Nazareth)
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania - $83,418 (West Erie and Peach Street)
Virginia
ACTS - $34,654 (Potomac)
Alive! - $9,656 (Carlyle)
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank - $15,784 (Charlottesville)
Capital Area Food Bank - $48,659 (Alexandria and Woodmore)
FeedMore - $29,168 (Midlothian and Short Pump)
Food Bank of Southeastern VA and Eastern Shore - $11,763 (Virginia Beach)
Food for Others - $68,152 (Fairfax, Reston, and Tysons Corner)
Fredericksburg Area Food Bank - $20,376 (Fredericksburg)
Loudoun Hunger Relief - $32,309 (Dulles and Leesburg)
SERVE - $23,172 (Lake Manassas)
Western Fairfax Christian Ministries - $19,982 (Chantilly)
Since the program began in 1993, Wegmans Check Out Hunger campaign has raised more than $58 million for hunger relief. In addition, Wegmans provides daily donations to local food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens across all its market areas each year. In 2024, the company donated more than 36.6 million pounds of food to its neighbors in need.
