Food Insecurity

Food Lion Feeds Orange Bag Campaign to Provide At Least 1 Million Meals to Help Neighbors Affected by Food Insecurity

March 1, 2023 Food Lion

The campaign runs from March 1 – 21 and benefits Feeding America®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, and local partner food banks throughout Food Lion’s 10-state operating area. Food Lion Feeds was founded in 2014 by Food Lion to address food insecurity in the towns and cities it serves. According to Feeding America, the campaign is especially critical right now, as more than 53 million people turned to food banks, food pantries and other private food assistance programs in 2021. …

Smithfield Foods to White House: We’re Committed to Ending Food Insecurity

September 29, 2022 Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods, an American food company and one of the world’s leading vertically integrated protein producers, submitted commitments to fighting hunger and food insecurity to the White House in advance of its Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which was held on Wednesday, Sept. 28. …

Maple Leaf Foods and Michael H. McCain Commit $12.5M to Reduce Food Insecurity in Canada

May 2, 2022 Maple Leaf Foods

As a shared value enterprise, Maple Leaf Foods is committed to creating social value through advancing enduring solutions to reduce food insecurity. The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security (“the Centre”), a registered charity, works collaboratively across sectors to address this systemic issue. …

Perdue Farms Donates More Than 5.3 Million Pounds of Protein in 2021 to Combat Food Insecurity

January 14, 2022 Perdue Farms

As part of its Delivering Hope To Our Neighbors® initiative, Perdue Farms donated more than 5.3 million pounds of protein to combat hunger in 2021 to food banks, pantries, soup kitchens and other non-profit organizations. The food donations – primarily chicken – are the equivalent of more than 21 million servings of protein. Since 2000, Perdue Farms has donated more than 90 million pounds of protein to support efforts to alleviate food insecurity. …

SodexoMagic and Goodr Partner to Combat Food Insecurity and Waste

November 29, 2021 SodexoMagic

According to the USDA, 11.3 million U.S. households were food insecure in 2019 and 2020. The USDA also states that 30-40 percent of America’s food supply is wasted. Today, SodexoMagic announced a partnership with Goodr, a minority-owned, woman-led hunger relief and food waste management company. This partnership creates easy and ongoing access to fresh food at no cost and as well as a way forward for diverting edible food waste from SodexoMagic’s extensive nationwide food service operations. This helps get food in the mouths of those that need it most. …