Hattiesburg-Based Company Awarded $ 10.3M Farmers To Families Food Box Contract

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg Retail & FoodService June 26, 2020

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $10.3 million contract to Hattiesburg-based Merchants Foodservice for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

The program is part of the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program and will allow the purchase of up to $3 billion in agricultural products for distribution to those in need.

Merchants Foodservice will package surplus foods for use for food banks, community and faith-based organizations and other nonprofit groups.

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