Food Insecurity

US Foods Hunger Action Month Efforts Raise More Than 240,000 Meals for Those Struggling With Food Insecurity

October 8, 2021 US Foods

US Foods Holding Corp. announced that the company will donate the equivalent of more than 240,000 meals to Feeding America as part of the company’s Feeding America Hunger Action Month efforts dedicated to supporting communities struggling with food insecurity. In addition, more than $16,000 in product donations has been raised to aid six additional hunger-fighting organizations selected by the company’s Employee Resource Groups as part of a month-long virtual food drive. …

Tangelo Reimagines Food System to Address Nutrition Insecurity

September 27, 2021 Tangelo

Tangelo, a platform as a service (PAAS) company and consumer facing mobile application is focused on improving nutrition education, affordability, and access to healthy, locally-sourced food for nutrition insecure consumers. …

Dollar General Announces New Commitments to Address Food Insecurity, Plans to Offer Produce in up to 10,000 Stores

July 6, 2021 Dollar General

The Company plans to offer produce in up to 10,000 communities over the next several years, with a meaningful number of those stores in current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defined food deserts. …

Statement from United Fresh’s SVP of Policy, Robert Guenther, on USDA’s Announcement on Addressing Food Insecurity

June 8, 2021 Perishable News

Quite frankly, the evolution of emergency food purchasing that moved away from USDA’s traditional food purchase programs during the Covid-19 pandemic should not be ignored or dismissed. USDA has an enormous opportunity to procure the foods that will help individuals meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ recommendations to make half the plate fruits and vegetables.”Quite frankly, the evolution of emergency food purchasing that moved away from USDA’s traditional food purchase programs during the Covid-19 pandemic should not be ignored or dismissed. USDA has an enormous opportunity to procure the foods that will help individuals meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ recommendations to make half the plate fruits and vegetables.” …

USDA to Invest $1B to Purchase Healthy Food for Food Insecure Americans and Build Food Bank Capacity

June 7, 2021 USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of up to $1 billion, including $500 million in American Rescue Plan funding, in The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to support and expand the emergency food network so food banks and local organizations can reliably serve their communities. …