Feeding America

Mobile Food Pantries Funded by Publix Charities and Stocked With Produce Donated by Publix Roll Into Local Communities

September 20, 2023 Publix

As Publix Super Markets launches its annual Publix Serves Week focused on alleviating hunger, a number of the 22 mobile food pantries Publix Super Markets Charities (PSMC) funded in 2022 are hitting the road, bringing Publix-provided produce and other nutritious food to communities facing food insecurity throughout the Southeast. The Feeding America® partner food banks received $175,000 each from PSMC to purchase and equip their mobile units. The mobile pantries allow customers to select what they need. …

The Fresh Market Teams Up with Guests in the Movement to End Hunger in the U.S.

August 31, 2023 The Fresh Market

With 34 million people in the United States identifying as food insecure, The Fresh Market, Inc. is pleased to continue its partnership with Feeding America® for a special fundraising event during the month of September for Hunger Action Month®. In an effort to make a positive impact in the movement to end hunger, the specialty food retailer is launching a roundup fundraiser at all of its 160 stores. …

Shuman Farms Expands Commitment to Hunger Fighting Initiatives This Summer

June 9, 2023 Shuman Farms

For more than two decades, Shuman Farms has been a pioneer of cause marketing initiatives within the fresh produce industry. Shuman Farms’ Healthy Family Project®, founded in 2002 by president and CEO John Shuman, has donated more than 18 million meals to Feeding America and raised more than $7.5 million for charities that support children and families. The grower has also donated meals and raised awareness of food insecurity in the U.S. through its own Feeding America retail programs. …

The Fresh Market Partners with Feeding America for Tornado Relief Fundraiser

April 20, 2023 The Fresh Market

As thousands of people continue to pick up the pieces in the South and Midwest, The Fresh Market announced today that it is partnering with Feeding America® to launch a fundraiser to support relief efforts in areas recently impacted by tornadoes. From April 19 until May 2, customers at The Fresh Market stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee will have the opportunity to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar or make a donation at the register to support Feeding America’s disaster relief efforts in the wake of recent tornadoes that have impacted communities in parts of these states. …

Donation to Feeding America Provides 200,000 Meals

January 3, 2023 North American Meat Institute

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced a holiday season donation to Feeding America that will provide 200,000 meals for families facing hunger. The donation is made possible through Meat Institute sponsors’ generous support, including through sponsorship of the Protein PACT for the People, Animals & Climate of Tomorrow. …