EAT SMART® Donates 28,000 Salads to Victims of Hurricane Irma
September 22 2017 - 10:50AM
Apio, Inc., a leading provider of Eat Smart® branded packaged,
fresh vegetables to retail and club stores throughout North
America, has donated 28,000 Eat Smart salads, or approximately
114,000 salad servings, to victims of Hurricane Irma. Eat Smart is
partnering with the SOS Foundation and the South Florida Red Cross
to distribute these salads to those in need. The delivery from the
Apio™ facility in Bowling Green, Ohio is due to arrive in
Homestead, Florida on Monday, September 25th.
Regions of Florida and the Caribbean were hard hit by Hurricane
Irma, which reached land Sunday, September 10 as a Category 4
hurricane with winds up to 130 miles per hour. Irma deposited
record amounts of rainfall, causing loss of life, massive flooding
and infrastructure damage.
“The hearts and minds of all of our employees are with those
affected by this disaster,” said Molly Hemmeter, President and CEO
of Landec, Apio’s parent company. “Apio operates a facility in Vero
Beach, Florida. Our facility was shut down temporarily during the
power outage, but we are once again operational. Most importantly,
we are grateful that our employees and their families were
unharmed. We want to thank the SOS Foundation and the South Florida
Red Cross for partnering with us to distribute fresh vegetable
salads to those in need during this difficult time.”
Hurricane Irma began on August 30, and reached wind speeds of
185 miles per hour. Damage of over $62 billion is estimated
and over 16 million people were without power. In the span of two
weeks, two Category 4 hurricanes — Harvey and Irma — struck the
continental United States, the first time this has happened in one
hurricane season. Several weeks ago, Eat Smart partnered with the
Houston Food Bank to donate 24,000 salads to the victims of
Hurricane Harvey.
For more information on Eat Smart, visit www.eatsmart.net.
About Apio, Inc.Apio™ is an innovative leader
in processing and marketing fresh-cut specialty vegetables under
the Eat Smart® brand, including multi-serve and single serve salads
and party tray products. The company is headquartered in Guadalupe,
California. Eat Smart strives to make it easy and delicious for
people to eat healthy and Eat Smart products can be found in the
refrigerated produce sections of local grocery stores and club
stores within the U.S. and Canada. Landec Corporation
(NASDAQ:LNDC), leading innovator of diversified health and wellness
solutions within the packaged food and biomaterial markets based in
Menlo Park, California, acquired Apio, Inc. and the Eat Smart brand
in 1999. Visit www.eatsmart.net for more
information.
For more information, contact: Audrey
SahlAudrey.Sahl@omalleyhansen.com (646) 561-8508
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