Proven in the UK. Launching in the Pacific Northwest.
Bankuet replaces guesswork food drives with precision giving. Your donation buys exactly what your local food bank needs this week, at wholesale prices. More of the right food. Zero waste.
Americans donate generously to food banks. But the system delivering that generosity is deeply inefficient. Food banks end up with mountains of canned corn and no diapers. Shelves full of pasta and no baby formula. Donors mean well, but they are guessing.
47M
Americans face food insecurity
Including 13 million children. The need is not abstract. It is your neighbor, your coworker, the family two doors down.
51%
increase in food bank demand
Year over year in the Portland/Vancouver corridor. Across the Pacific Northwest, demand has surged over 31%. Food banks are stretched thinner than they have ever been.
70%
of donated food misses the mark
Food banks report that the majority of physical donations do not match their actual weekly needs. The result is waste on one end and shortages on the other.
The concept is simple. Instead of donating random cans, you donate money. Bankuet pools those donations and buys exactly what each food bank asks for, at wholesale prices. The result: every dollar delivers more of the right food.
Each week, partner food banks submit their shopping list. Diapers. UHT milk. Hygiene products. Rice. Whatever they are actually running low on, not what donors assume they need.
Make a one-time or monthly donation. Your money goes into a pool dedicated to your local food bank or to the region where need is greatest. Starting at $10.
Bankuet aggregates donations and purchases from wholesale suppliers at scale. Bulk buying means your $20 delivers more than $20 worth of food. Every item is something a family actually needs.
Not a new idea. A proven one.
Bankuet launched in the United Kingdom in 2019. Since then, it has grown into the country's leading precision food donation platform. We are not experimenting with an untested concept. We are bringing a model that already works to communities that need it.
295
food bank partners
2.9M+
items delivered
$6.8M
in donations processed
5 yrs
of operations
“For every dollar raised, Bankuet delivers more than a dollar's worth of food through bulk purchasing power. Donors give money. Food banks get exactly what they asked for. No surplus. No shortages. Just the right food at the right time.”
The Bankuet Model
Starting where it matters most
Oregon and Washington are home to some of the most generous communities in America, and some of the fastest-growing food insecurity. In the Portland/Vancouver corridor, food bank demand has surged 51% year over year. Across the broader Pacific Northwest, the increase exceeds 31%. Organizations like Oregon Food Bank and Northwest Harvest are doing extraordinary work, but the donation model feeding them has not kept pace.
We chose the Pacific Northwest because this region combines acute need with a population that is ready to give smarter. Portland and Seattle have the civic infrastructure, the tech-forward culture, and the community orientation that make Bankuet's model a natural fit.
This is where we prove the US model works. Then we take it to every food bank in America that wants it.
Traditional food drives optimize for how much gets donated. Bankuet optimizes for what gets donated. Every item purchased is something a food bank specifically requested.
Individual donors cannot buy at wholesale prices. Bankuet can. By pooling donations and purchasing in bulk, every dollar stretches further than it would at a grocery store.
Food banks consistently report shortages of hygiene products, diapers, baby formula, and household items. These are not glamorous donations, but they are essential. Bankuet fills the gaps that food drives miss.
This is not a pitch deck. Bankuet has processed millions of dollars in donations across 295 UK food banks over five years. The model works. We are adapting it for American communities, not inventing it.
For food banks
If you operate a food bank, food pantry, or community meal program in Oregon or Washington, we want to hear from you. Joining Bankuet is free. There are no platform fees, no contracts, and no obligations.
You tell us what you need each week. We make it happen. It is that simple.
For corporate partners
Corporate donation matching is how Bankuet US replaces the UK's Gift Aid mechanism. When your company matches employee donations through Bankuet, the impact doubles and your team sees exactly where every dollar goes.
We are looking for founding corporate partners in the Pacific Northwest who want to lead on food security. In return, you get transparent impact reporting, employee engagement tools, and the knowledge that your matching dollars buy what food banks actually need.
We are actively building partnerships with food banks, corporate sponsors, and community organizations across Oregon and Washington. Whether you run a food pantry, lead a CSR program, or just want to stay informed, we want to hear from you.
Reach out to start a conversation.
bankuet.us@gmail.comBankuet US is operated by Software Intelligence Works, based in Vancouver, Washington.
Built on the proven Bankuet platform from the United Kingdom.