Turbana Partners With Sendik's Food Markets To Give Back To Local Hunger-Relief Nonprofit

Coral Gables, Fla. — For the third year in a row, Turbana will participate in Sendik’s Food Market “7 Days, 7 Ways to Save” promotion to benefit Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, a local food bank that feeds over 330,000 people a year. Every Wednesday until Nov. 11, 2015, Sendik’s shoppers will be able to purchase two Fyffes pineapples for $4 and Turbana bananas for 39 cents. Turbana and Sendik’s will donate 50 cents to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin for every two Fyffes pineapples purchased. Last year, Turbana and Sendik’s raised $11,500 for the organization.

“We’re excited to continue our participation in ‘7 Days, 7 Ways to Save’. Our partnership with Sendik’s strongly aligns with Turbana’s longstanding dedication to support its retail partners and their communities,” says Marion Tabard, director of marketing at Turbana. “We are thrilled with last year’s results. By using a hands-on and highly involved approach to serve communities, we know that together, we can affect positive, lasting change.”

Through its “Growing Smiles, Sharing Goodness” movement, Turbana seeks to encourage and empower people to eat smart, be active and get involved in their communities. The “7 Days, 7 Ways to Save” promotion helps further spread the GSSG movement by encouraging the community to make a healthy choice for themselves that will, in turn, provide a healthy meal for someone less fortunate.

“Serving communities is part of the Sendik’s mission,” says Patrick Balistreri, family co-owner of Sendik’s Food Markets. “The annual promotion is not only a great opportunity to partner with our friends at Turbana, it also directly impacts the people of Southeastern Wisconsin and brings change during the holiday season. With the generosity of our guests, we’re aiming to exceed our yearly donation this November to help feed those in need.”

For more on Turbana or the “Growing Smiles, Sharing Goodness” movement, visit http://www.turbana.com/. For more on Sendik’s or the “7 Days, 7 Ways to Save” promotion, visit http://www.sendiks.com/home/sales-events/.

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About Turbana

Established in 1970, Turbana Corporation is a leading importer of bananas in North America, including plantains, pineapples and ethnic tropicals. Turbana is proud to have been the first organization to bring Fair Trade Certified bananas to North America. A pioneer in sustainability and social consciousness, Turbana has developed the farming communities in the banana and plantain-growing regions over the past 44 years through its social foundation, Fundauniban. Turbana gives a portion of every purchase to Fundauniban, contributing to the $250 Million the foundation has invested in social and economic projects for education, housing, infrastructure, and environmental protection since 1987. Additionally, Turbana invests in its communities across the US, helping them build sustainable and healthy practices. Turbana is owned by Uniban, the world’s largest grower-owned banana company and the world’s largest producer of Fair Trade Certified bananas and plantains, and Fyffes, one of the largest produce importers and distributors in Europe. For additional information, please visit, www.turbana.com.

About Sendik's

Since 1926, the Balistreri family has been serving the greater Milwaukee community by combining quality food products with exceptional customer service and is known throughout the region as the trusted, local grocer. Their goal is to provide the best grocery shopping experience, period. Sendik's operates 12 stores throughout Southeastern Wisconsin, including Elm Grove, Franklin, Germantown, Grafton, Greenfield, Hartland, Mequon, New Berlin, Wauwatosa, West Bend and Whitefish Bay, and a Sendik's Fresh2GO store in Bayside. Learn more at sendiksmarket.com.

Source: Turbana