Smithfield Foods Donates More Than 35,000 Pounds of Protein to Utah Food Bank
April 10 2018 - 8:56PM
Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. joined forces with Smith’s Food and
Drug to donate more than 35,000 pounds of protein to Utah Food
Bank. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2018
Helping Hungry Homes® donation tour. Now in the program’s 10th
year, Helping Hungry Homes® is Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief
initiative focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans
become more food secure. The donation, equivalent to more than
143,000 servings, will help families fight hunger across Utah.
“For more than 100 years, our objective has been to serve those
in need throughout our state,” said Jim Yorgason, president and CEO
of Utah Food Bank. “Like Smithfield, we work hand-in-hand with
community partners and volunteers to make an impact, and fulfill
our shared commitment to fight hunger.”
Smithfield and Smith’s representatives presented the donation to
Utah Food Bank at an event at the food bank this morning. Members
of the organizations discussed food insecurity in the local
community and the significance of this donation, which will provide
protein throughout the food bank’s service area including 149
partner agencies located across all of Utah’s 29 counties.
“At Smith’s, we are dedicated to helping our communities grow
and prosper,” said Aubriana Martindale, corporate affairs manager
for Smith’s. “We are honored to stand with our allies like
Smithfield and Utah Food Bank in the fight against hunger and to
serve so many of our neighbors in need.”
This is the 14th large scale protein donation made by Smithfield
to food banks across the country during its 2018 Helping Hungry
Homes® tour. Since the program’s inception in 2008, Smithfield has
provided more than 100 million servings of protein to food banks,
disaster relief efforts, and community outreach programs
nationwide.
Additionally, this donation aligns with Smith’s visionary Zero
Hunger | Zero Waste plan, aimed at ending hunger in the communities
Smith’s calls home. This initiative supports Smith’s goal to
eliminate waste across the company by 2025, and the company’s
Purpose to Feed the Human Spiritä.
“Smithfield is proud to fight food insecurity alongside partners
like Smith’s and Utah Food Bank, and further deliver on our promise
to help hungry homes,” said Dennis Pittman, senior director of
hunger relief for Smithfield Foods. “We aim to eliminate hunger and
provide relief to the millions who are at risk of missing a meal
across the country. We’re hopeful that this donation will offer a
nutrient-rich meal to those in need throughout Utah.”
For more information about Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry
Homes® initiative and a list of upcoming donation events, visit
helpinghungryhomes.com.
About Smithfield FoodsSmithfield Foods is a $15
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®, Farmer John®, Kretschmar®, John Morrell®, Cook's®,
Gwaltney®, Carando®, Margherita®, Curly's®, Healthy Ones®,
Morliny®, Krakus® 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 Smith’s Food and DrugSmith’s is a
division of the Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), one of the nation’s largest
retail grocers, including 56 stores in Utah. Smith’s visionary Zero
Hunger | Zero Waste plan is aimed at ending hunger in the
communities Smith’s calls home, and eliminating waste across the
company by 2025, in keeping with the company’s Purpose to Feed the
Human Spirit. For more information, please visit
www.smithsfoodandrug.com.
About Utah Food BankFounded in 1904, Utah Food
Bank has operated under various names but remains true to its
mission of Fighting Hunger Statewide by providing food to
a statewide network of 149 emergency food pantries and agencies.
Last fiscal year, Utah Food Bank distributed 39.2 million pounds of
food and goods, the equivalent of approximately 32.7 million meals,
to families and individuals in need. For more information
about Utah Food Bank, visit www.utahfoodbank.org. Find us on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/UtahFoodBank and Twitter
at www.twitter.com/UtahFoodBank.
Media Contacts:
| Dalton Agency
for SmithfieldJana Beasley(904)
534-8568jbeasley@daltonagency.com |
Utah Food
BankHeidi Cannella(801)
599-6700heidic@utahfoodbank.org |
Smith’s Food
and DrugAubriana Martindale(801)
974-1233aubriana.martindale@sfdc.com |
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