Smithfield and Pick ‘n Save Donate More Than 25,000 Pounds of Protein to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin as Part of Smith...
July 21 2016 - 2:01PM
Smithfield’s Helping Hungry Homes campaign made
the 18th stop on its 2016 nationwide hunger-relief tour this
morning to donate more than 25,000 pounds of much-needed protein to
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. The donation,
in partnership with
Pick ’n Save, will provide
more than 100,000 servings to the Milwaukee community where one in
eight people suffers from hunger.
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“Smithfield is proud to partner with Pick ‘n Save to provide
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin with this donation through our
Helping Hungry Homes program,” said Dennis Pittman, Smithfield
senior director of corporate communications and public affairs. “As
a food company, we believe it’s our responsibility to support our
local communities. Through this donation, we are proud to provide
wholesome protein to families and individuals throughout
Milwaukee.”
Helping Hungry Homes, now in its eighth year,
is Smithfield’s coast-to-coast program to help
Americans become more food secure. This year, as part of an effort
to raise awareness about the necessity of providing assistance to
individuals and families in need, the program will help fight
hunger through more than 30 large-scale protein donations to food
banks across the United States totaling more than 3.5 million
servings. To date, Helping Hungry Homes has
provided more than 40 million servings of protein to food banks
across America.
Smithfield and Pick ‘n Save
presented the donation to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin during
an event at the food bank on Thursday, July 21. Speakers discussed
the importance of donations like this to the Milwaukee area and why
it’s important to help neighbors in need.
“We’re proud to partner with Smithfield and Feeding America
Eastern Wisconsin to help give back to the communities in which we
serve,” said Connie Jones, administrator of Roundy’s Foundation.
“It’s important for us to provide healthy food to those in need
throughout the entire year, and especially in the summer when
students have limited access to fresh or frozen foods. These
protein items are some of the most needed items by food pantries in
the area.”
The donation will also support the food bank’s Healthy Kids,
Healthy Summer program, which provides healthy summer meal options
to the 83 percent of Milwaukee Public School children who depend on
school-provided meals throughout the year.
“We are grateful to Smithfield and Pick ’n Save for this
generous donation of protein, which is so essential to proper
nutrition and improving the health of our communities,” said
Charles McLimans, president and CEO of Feeding America Eastern
Wisconsin. “We are focused on providing our neighbors with only the
most healthy, nutritious food options possible, and having great
partners like Smithfield and Pick ’n Save enables us to do
that.”
About SmithfieldA leading provider of
high-quality pork products, Smithfield was founded in 1936 in
Smithfield, Virginia, establishing the town as the “Ham Capital of
the World.” From hand-trimmed bacon and slow-smoked holiday hams to
marinated tenderloins, Smithfield brings artistry, authenticity and
a commitment to heritage, flavor, and handcrafted excellence to
everything it produces. With a vast product portfolio including
smoked meats, hams, bacon, sausage, ribs, and a wide variety of
fresh pork cuts, the company services retail, foodservice, and deli
channels across the United States and 30 countries abroad. All of
Smithfield’s products meet the highest quality and safety standards
in the industry. To learn more about how Flavor Hails from
Smithfield, please visit www.Smithfield.com,
www.Twitter.com/SmithfieldBrand, and
www.Facebook.com/CookingWithSmithfield. Smithfield is a brand of
Smithfield Foods.
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 Pick ‘n SavePick ‘n Save is one of four
grocery banners of Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR). In 2015 Pick ‘n Save
celebrated its 40th anniversary. There are currently 89 Pick ‘n
Save locations throughout Wisconsin. For more information about
Pick ‘n Save, visit the Pick ‘n Save website at:
www.picknsave.com.
About Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is the leading
hunger relief organization in the state with locations in Milwaukee
and the Fox Valley. Founded in 1982 by the Rotary Club of
Milwaukee, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is a local and
independent member of the Feeding America network. Feeding America
Eastern Wisconsin collaborates with more than 550 members,
including food pantries, meal programs, shelters and
community-based mobile pantries to provide 25 million meals
annually to nearly 400,000 people across 36 counties in eastern
Wisconsin. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin also supports programs
that improve food security for people in need, advocates on their
behalf and works collaboratively to solve hunger.
Media Contacts:
Hunter PR for Smithfield
Elisabeth Garcia
(212) 679-6600
egarcia@hunterpr.com
Pick ‘n Save
Carly Ritt
(414) 227-3525
critt@c-k.com
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Lori Holly
(414) 831-6334
lholly@feedingamericawi.org
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