SF’s Fill Rate (Figure 7.1-4) to member agencies is an additional
measure of food availability, and it measures the percentage of
food (in pounds) from SF’s weekly orders that are delivered to
member agencies. In 2005 SF’s perishable and nonperishable
foods were separated in the warehouse to improve the flow of orders.
These improvements resulted in a 95 percent fill rate in
2006, which made SF the best food bank for this measure in both
the IFBA and FBLC.