Caesars Donates Surplus Conference Food
January 27, 2017
Starting the New Year off right, Caesars Entertainment has partnered with Three Square to donate surplus food items from conferences and events through Three Square’s Food Rescue program. As a contributor to Three Square’s Food Rescue program, Caesars Entertainment is able to take further action towards their Code of Commitment with the ability to simultaneously help fight hunger and reduce waste in the community through their donations.
The Food Rescue program is a safe and reliable donation outlet that sources edible food to feed hungry people in Southern Nevada. Prepared food is recovered from numerous hotel properties, brought back to Three Square and cooled down in a blast chiller to meet recommended health code standards. From there, the food is then repackaged into individual meal servings for various agency partners and for large congregate feeding sites such as the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. These donations help to provide food assistance to nearly 140,000 hungry men, women and children in Las Vegas every month.
“We were able to rescue over 7,000 pounds of food from one conference,” said Don Ross, vice president of catering and convention services for Caesars Entertainment, “What we are able to do with Three Square is so important for the thousands of hungry people in our valley. We are proud and thrilled to be a part of this amazing program.”
The Rio is the first Caesars Entertainment property to begin donating to Three Square with other Las Vegas properties to follow throughout 2017. The initial donations from the Rio totaled 7,135 pounds of food, which is equal to 40,657 total portions. The food donated from the property was surplus from a three day conference and varied from hot plates of chicken and beef to salads, cheeses, bread rolls and vegetables.