Starbucks to Donate 100 Percent of Unsold Food to Food Banks

Those perfectly good Starbucks "protein bistro boxes" and "PB&J" sandwiches won't be languishing in a landfill anymore. Starbucks announced this week that it's aiming to donate 100 percent of its unsold food to those in need.

The coffee giant said its employees, or "partners," came up with the idea to donate the food that doesn't sell instead of throwing it away. It's easier donating coffee and tea, which the company has given away for a long time, because it's not as perishable. The company has donated pastries, which have less food-safety risks because they don't require refrigeration, systematically through the Food Donation Connection, a food donation service, since 2010.