Rescued-Food Donation

A SILVER LINING

Rainy skies during the Waste Management

Phoenix Open made for a bigger surprise

for 30,000 members of the Valley

community in need of food. During the

tournament, M Catering by Michael’s

donated 30,000 pounds of perishable

food to Waste Not, a nonprofit food-rescue

organization. That compares to 8,800

pounds M Catering donated from the Open

in 2014.

Chef Michael DeMaria

M Catering by Michael's

According to Chef Michael DeMaria, co-founder of M Catering, rain has historically meant less food eaten by tournament goers even in a record-breaking attendance year.

The rescued food is equivalent to a monetary donation of $51,900. This food-recovery donation is a responsible practice that M Catering is committed to, particularly for spectator events like the Open. The practice makes the Waste Management Phoenix Open truly waste-free.