date:Oct 29, 2012
hat may seem nominal, but the impact is greater for food banks and other big buyers.
Bill Bolling, founder and executive director of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, said food banks usually must buy protein-rich items like peanut butter, beans and meat. His organization buys anywhere from 200,000 to 400,000 pounds of peanut butter each year, depending on the price.
If costs go down 10 percent or 20 percent, we can buy that much more product, Bolling said. A big supply also increases the possib