Tag: Feeding America

Walmart Commits Funds to Feeding America, the Coast Guard Foundation and the United Way to Assist Those Affected by the Government Shutdown

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart committed $300,000 to support Feeding America’s Shutdown Response Fund, the United Way’s United for U.S. Fund and the Coast Guard Foundation, providing much-needed assistance to each of these organizations that are all experiencing an increase in demand for their services, particularly in areas hardest hit by the government shutdown. “As the government shutdown continues, many impacted workers have turned to support organizations to help put meals on tables, pay utility bills and even cover healthcare costs,” said Dan Bartlett, executive vice president of corporate affairs for Walmart. “While our…

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DairyPure® Partners With Feeding America® This Holiday Season To Donate 500,000 Meals

Stuart Mitchell

Less than a month remains until Thanksgiving and many Americans are busy preparing their holiday menus. For 40 million people, however, the seasonal table looks unseasonably bare. That’s because one in eight Americans are at risk of hunger. Today, DairyPure® and TruMoo®, two of the largest brands within the Dean Foods Company portfolio, announced plans to “Share the Goodness” by partnering with consumers to donate 500,000 meals* to Feeding America®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. “Dean Foods has been proud to support Feeding America for the last decade. To…

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Home Chef and Feeding America “Plate it Forward” to Tackle Hunger this Thanksgiving

Stuart Mitchell

This Thanksgiving season, Home Chef is tackling hunger in a new way by giving customers a chance to give back by skipping a meal! Through the “Plate it Forward” campaign, Home Chef will donate at least 1,000,000 meals to people in need and help more families enjoy a full table this holiday season through a partnership with Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization. “We’re proud of Home Chef’s heritage of giving back and want to make it easier than ever to spread the joy beyond your Thanksgiving table. This…

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Kellogg Launches its First Digital Food Drive on Amazon for World Food Day

Stuart Mitchell

Facing new evidence from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO) that world hunger continues to rise, Kellogg has announced a new campaign that will make it easier for people to fight hunger by donating 10 foods hungry families request most, to Feeding America® food banks across the U.S. In a world where we produce enough food for everyone, how can more than 820 million people, or one in nine, struggle with hunger? The answer, according to Matt Knott, Feeding America President, lies in our ability to…

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Oprah Winfrey Surprises Volunteers Fighting Hunger During Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Anniversary Event

Stuart Mitchell

Meal-packing volunteers received an unexpected helping hand yesterday. In support of Kroger’s Zero Hunger |Zero Waste anniversary, Oprah Winfrey surprised over 100 members of the Cincinnati community to help pack meals for school children at the Freestore Foodbank on Tuesday, September 11 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to packing 2,000 meals on-site to go toward helping children in the greater Cincinnati community, Winfrey’s food line O, That’s Good! and Kroger together donated one million meals to Feeding America® to help families across the country. “Kroger is thrilled to have Oprah…

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