Wegmans Food Markets says its customers raised a record-breaking $769,300 during the company’s two-week food drive to support local food banks facing increased summer needs.
Known regionally as Fill the Bus or Fill the Backpack, the campaign ran from June 3-17. Customers donated at checkout, with 100% of the proceeds going to support each store’s local Feeding America food bank partner. Companywide, customers donated $43,000 more than in 2025.
“Each year, our customers step up in an incredible way to support their neighbors, and their generosity continues to inspire us,” says Deana Percassi, vice president of community engagement and communications for Wegmans. “Our employees are also essential to the success of this program, helping raise awareness and drive donations that make a meaningful difference in the fight against hunger.”
Donations from this campaign support local food banks’ summer feeding and backpack programs, helping ensure school-aged children have access to nutritious food when free and reduced-price school meals are not available.
“We at Community FoodBank of New Jersey are so pleased with the results of Wegmans’ Fill the Bus campaign this year, which raised enough funds for 57,000 nutritious meals — about 23,000 more than last year,” says Elizabeth McCarthy, president and CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. “With food insecurity on the rise, it’s heartening to see that support from the public is increasing, too. Thank you to Wegmans and their generous customers for helping advance our mission.”
Since its inception in 2013, Wegmans says its Fill the Bus/Fill the Backpack campaign has raised more than $3.5 million (2021 to present), and customers have donated more than 3.7 million pounds of food (2013 to 2019) for hunger relief. In addition, the company says it provides daily donations to local food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens across all its market areas each year. In 2025, Wegmans says it donated more than 36.8 million pounds of food, and its customers raised more than $4.7 million through its annual scan campaigns to help reduce hunger.
