LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Foods Co is pleased to announce that it is
raising funds to support UC Davis Children's Hospital and UC San
Francisco Children's Hospital.
Foods Co customers and associates can support the two children's
hospitals through the supermarket chain's nonprofit arm, The Foods
Co Fund, by donating their spare change in collection canisters
located at the checkstands in their neighborhood Foods Co store.
The children's hospital fundraising campaign runs through
May 24, 2016.
"Foods Co believes strongly in giving back to the community,"
said Bryan Kaltenbach, President of
Foods Co. "We're pleased to extend our commitment to support
children's hospitals in the communities where our customers and
associates live and work. We cannot think of a better way to invest
in our communities than by giving families and children hope
through our support of the innovative work these hospitals are
doing to provide world-class medical care for children."
Children's hospitals that will benefit from the charitable
fundraising drive include:
- UC Davis Children's Hospital
- UC San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital
- Valley Children's Hospital (Fresno)
Foods Co operates 22 stores in central and northern California, including six stores in the Bay
Area, four stores in the greater Sacramento Valley area and seven
stores in the Fresno area.
Since 2005, Foods Co and its sister company, Southern California-based Food 4 Less, have
given more than $1.3 million to
children's hospitals.
About Foods Co:
Foods Co is a member of the Southern
California-based Food 4 Less Stores family of supermarkets.
Food 4 Less operates 131 price-impact, warehouse-format
supermarkets under the banners Food 4 Less in Southern California, Illinois and Indiana, and Foods Co in Central and
Northern California, from its
headquarters in Compton, CA. Food
4 Less is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., (NYSE:KR), one of the
nation's largest grocery retailers, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about
Food 4 Less, please visit our website at www.food4less.com.
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