Kraft Heinz Commits $12 Million Globally in Support of Communities Impacted By COVID-19 Outbreak
March 20 2020 - 10:31AM
Business Wire
As Part of Worldwide Commitment, Company
Announces $6.6 Million Donation to Feeding America Nationwide
Network of Food Banks
As one of the world’s largest food companies, The Kraft Heinz
Company (Nasdaq: KHC) takes seriously its role in feeding consumers
and their families. As the world continue to address the very real
implications of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Kraft Heinz –
which is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh – has committed
to donating $12 million globally to ensure people across the globe
have the food they need during this challenging time. As part of
this international commitment, the company has announced a donation
valued at $6.6 million to help ensure American consumers in need
have the food they need during this challenging time. Kraft Heinz
also is working on other commitments with current community and
food bank partners in other countries where it does business,
including Italy, Spain, Australia and the Netherlands.
The company is giving $1.9 million in cash to Feeding America®,
the largest domestic hunger relief organization in the United
States, to help support food banks located in and near places where
the company has offices and plants, such as the Greater Chicago
Food Depository and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund will help food banks
across the country as they support communities impacted by the
pandemic, enabling them to secure the resources they need to
efficiently serve some of the most vulnerable people.
Kraft Heinz also is donating $4.7 million in products, including
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Heinz Gravy, Planters Nut Mixes,
DEVOUR frozen meals, and a number of other items, which will be
provided to Feeding America member food banks.
This $12 million contribution builds upon previous
Coronavirus-related donations Kraft Heinz has made in China, one of
the countries most impacted by the pandemic and where the company
has both factories and offices. During China’s outbreak earlier
this year, the company partnered with Babytree, one of the largest
parenting websites in China, to donate more than 4,000 boxes of
Heinz infant food to families in need through the Shanghai Fosun
Foundation. The company’s products were delivered to 25 hospitals
in five Chinese provinces most severely affected by the
outbreak.
In the UK, Heinz is partnering with Magic Breakfast, a charity
that provides healthy school breakfasts to hungry and malnourished
children in disadvantaged areas of the UK, to secure 12 million
free breakfasts for school children who need them the most. The
partnership equates to one breakfast a day, five days a week over
eight weeks, for school children in the UK who would usually
benefit from access to breakfast club programs that have recently
been cancelled as a result of schools closing.
In Canada, the company will be making a series of donations to
Food Banks Canada, which serves 650 food banks, in the coming
weeks, starting with more than 100,000 boxes of KD/Kraft Dinner,
the country’s most popular macaroni and cheese brand.
“We at Kraft Heinz have an enormously important role to play in
making sure people have the food and nourishment they need – and
that’s especially critical at this challenging moment,” said Kraft
Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio. “This donation is an immediate and
impactful way we can help our neighbors in need around the world
and help fill this critical gap. We are very pleased to make these
donations on behalf of our worldwide employees, who are working
especially hard during this time to provide consumers and their
families with products they know and trust. We are all in this
together and are reminded that we’re only as strong as our most
vulnerable.”
“We are grateful for this extremely generous donation from Kraft
Heinz, and for the company’s pledge to donate much-needed products
to food banks across the country,” said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot,
CEO of Feeding America. “Generosity from companies like Kraft Heinz
make it possible for the Feeding America network to help provide
food and other essentials to communities impacted by this
pandemic.”
Because many Kraft Heinz employees have inquired about
personally assisting these efforts, the company is working to
facilitate opportunities for those who choose to safely volunteer
in their local communities where appropriate – and to donate
directly to Feeding America. At the same time, the company has
launched an internal campaign, #WeGotYouAmerica, celebrating
its U.S. plant employees as they significantly ramp up food
production efforts to meet consumers’ growing needs. Using this
hashtag, Kraft Heinz employees are posting and sharing on internal
and external social media channels, reflecting their pride in doing
their part to ensuring the company’s products reach consumers’
homes and tables.
ABOUT THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY For 150 years, we have
produced some of the world’s most beloved products at The Kraft
Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC). Our Vision is To Be the Best Food
Company, Growing a Better World. We are one of the largest global
food and beverage companies, with 2019 net sales of approximately
$25 billion. Our portfolio is a diverse mix of iconic and emerging
brands. As the guardians of these brands and the creators of
innovative new products, we are dedicated to the sustainable health
of our people and our planet. To learn more, visit
https://www.kraftheinzcompany.com/ or follow us on LinkedIn and
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