Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® Partners With Harris Teeter to Donate More Than 80,000 Pounds of Protein to the Se...
May 18 2017 - 2:56PM
Today, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a
program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become
more food secure, joined forces with Harris Teeter to donate more
than 80,000 pounds of protein to the Second Harvest Food Bank of
Metrolina. The donation, equivalent to more than 320,000 servings,
will help families fight hunger across the Charlotte metro area
where one in seven individuals are food insecure.
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“Smithfield has been one of our strongest partners in helping
feed hungry families in North Carolina, and is known for supporting
food banks across the country through their Helping Hungry Homes
program,” said Kay Carter, CEO of the Second Harvest Food Bank of
Metrolina. “This donation is very timely as we approach the end of
the school year, when many of the families we serve rely more
heavily on the food bank as school meals are missing during the
summer months. We appreciate the partnership and commitment of
Smithfield to bring this substantial donation to our area.”
Smithfield and Harris Teeter representatives presented the
donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina at the event
this morning. Members from all three organizations discussed food
insecurity in the local community and the significance of this
donation in helping the more than 480,000 individuals who face
hunger each day in the food bank’s service area, one in five are
children.
“Harris Teeter, much like Smithfield, is committed to ending
hunger in the many communities we call home,” said Lea Ramsey,
communication specialist for Harris Teeter. “Together, we are proud
to support and give back to the Second Harvest Food Bank of
Metrolina, an organization that works each day to alleviate hunger
and improve food security across the Charlotte metro area.”
Smithfield’s donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank of
Metrolina was a part of the Helping Hungry Homes® 2017 nationwide
donation tour. Throughout the annual tour, Smithfield will provide
large-scale protein donations to more than 50 food banks across the
country. This donation adds to the more than 65 million servings of
protein donated since 2011.
“At Smithfield, we know that we are stronger when we join forces
with local organizations, like Harris Teeter, that share our
passion to end hunger and improve food security across the
country,” said Dennis Pittman, senior director of hunger relief for
Smithfield Foods. “We hope this donation and its positive impact on
the Charlotte community will inspire others to become further
involved in local hunger-relief efforts by volunteering at the food
bank.”
Following today’s event, Helping Hungry Homes® will visit
Arnold, Pennsylvania Tuesday, May 23 and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Thursday, May 25. For more information about Helping Hungry Homes®
and a list of upcoming donation events, visit
helpinghungryhomes.com.
About Smithfield FoodsSmithfield Foods is a $14
billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor
and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the
leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands
including SmithfieldⓇ, EckrichⓇ, Nathan's FamousⓇ, FarmlandⓇ,
ArmourⓇ, John MorrellⓇ, Cook'sⓇ, KretschmarⓇ, GwaltneyⓇ, Curly'sⓇ,
MargheritaⓇ, CarandoⓇ, Healthy OnesⓇ, KrakusⓇ, MorlinyⓇ and
BerlinkiⓇ. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in
a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community
involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and
quality programs. For more information, visit
www.smithfieldfoods.com.
About Second Harvest Food Bank of MetrolinaAs
part of Feeding America, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina -
serves 19 counties in North and South Carolina. In FY2015-2016,
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina distributed over 50 million
pounds of food and household items to almost 650 hunger feeding
agencies including emergency pantries, soup kitchens, senior
programs, shelters and low-income daycares.
About Harris TeeterHarris Teeter, with
headquarters in Matthews, N.C., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). The regional grocery chain employs
approximately 30,000 associates and operates stores in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Delaware,
Florida and the District of Columbia.
Media Contacts:
Dalton Agency for Smithfield
Kaytee Allaben
(904) 226-9890
kallaben@daltonagency.com
Second Harvest
Delilah Roseborough
(704) 805-1711
droseborough@secondharvest.org
Harris Teeter
Lea Ramsey
(704) 238-3702
lmramsey@harristeeter.com
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