Orcutt Grocery Outlet Kicks Off Annual Independence from Hunger® Food Drive’ Campaign

Orcutt, CA (June 25, 2025) – Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, the extreme-value grocery retailer, today launched its 15 th Annual Independence from Hunger® Food Drive, to combat food insecurity and support families in vulnerable and disadvantaged communities throughout America. From June 25 to July 31, 2025, Orcutt Grocery Outlet is teaming up with the Santa Barbara County Food Bank to collect food and cash donations in-store.

According to the USDA’s most recent food security survey 13.5%, or 18 million, U.S. households face food insecurity. More than 6 million of those households have children.

For nearly 80 years, Grocery Outlet has been committed to giving back to local community organizations and Independence from Hunger is an integral part of that commitment.

Customers can make a difference by visiting Orcutt Grocery Outlet and participating in one of these easy steps:

 Give $5, get $5. Donate $5 or more in a single transaction in-store or online and you will receive a coupon for $5 off a future purchase of $25 or more.

 Purchase a pre-made bag that is complete with an assortment of groceries selected by the local food agency and then place it in a collection bin at the front of the store.

 Make a monetary donation in-store at the register. Donations will benefit that store’s local food agency partner.

 Donate online by visiting GroceryOutlet.com/Donate. Online donations support the San Francisco Bay Area community through Grocery Outlet’s partnership with Alameda County Community Food Bank.

“Since 1946, Grocery Outlet’s core values have been built around our desire to both provide and give back to our local communities,” said Jason Potter, Grocery Outlet Chief Executive Officer. “It gives me great pleasure to continue this storied tradition by announcing the kickoff of our fifteenth annual ‘Independence from Hunger’ Campaign! At a time when families are working hard to put food on the table, Grocery Outlet is in your corner.”

The Orcutt Grocery Outlet store is independently owned and operated by Bryan Lutz who is committed to giving back to the local community. This year, the national campaign will span over 550 locations and build on Grocery Outlet's past Independence from Hunger efforts that, since its launch in 2011, have raised over $25 million dollars to date nationwide.

Customers can help make a difference by visiting their local Grocery Outlet and participating in the Independence from Hunger food drive.

For more information, visit GroceryOutlet.com/Donate.

About Grocery Outlet
Based in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet is a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products sold primarily through a network of independently operated stores. Grocery Outlet and its subsidiaries have more than 550 stores in California, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, Delaware, Kentucky and Virginia.