CINCINNATI, PITTSBURGH and
CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Meal-packing volunteers received an unexpected
helping hand yesterday. In support of Kroger's Zero Hunger
| Zero Waste anniversary, Oprah
Winfrey surprised over 100 members of the Cincinnati community to help pack meals for
school children at the Freestore Foodbank on Tuesday, September 11 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In addition to packing 2,000 meals on-site to go toward helping
children in the greater Cincinnati
community, Winfrey's food line O, That's Good! and Kroger
together donated one million meals to Feeding America® to help
families across the country.
"Kroger is thrilled to have Oprah
Winfrey and O, That's Good! be a part of Zero Hunger
| Zero Waste —our plan to end hunger in the communities we call
home and eliminate waste in the company by 2025—as we celebrate the
one-year anniversary of announcing our moonshot," said Rodney McMullen, Kroger's chairman and CEO. "The
joining together of two household names is a milestone in our Zero
Hunger | Zero Waste journey. Her involvement in our service event
was inspiring and energizing. Together, we can change the world and
Feed the Human Spirit™ across America."
"It's an honor to support this initiative in the local
Cincinnati community and beyond,"
said Winfrey. "I am committed to the fight against hunger because
I've seen the impact it has on people. That's why I wanted to be
here today to help pack food for Cincinnati children facing hunger. The work
Kroger is doing is special and meaningful."
Winfrey launched her food line O, That's Good! in 2017 in
partnership with Kraft Heinz and it currently includes premium
frozen pizza and refrigerated soups and side dishes. The O,
That's Good! brand was inspired by Winfrey's love for
nutritious, great-tasting food. Ten percent of Mealtime Stories'
profits—the joint venture between Kraft Heinz and Oprah Winfrey—is
equally split between charitable organizations Rise Against Hunger
and Feeding America. The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation intends to
make annual donations on behalf of Mealtime Stories to these
charities until the joint venture becomes profitable.
For more information on O, That's Good! offerings and
where to buy, please visit www.Othatsgood.com.
For more information about Kroger's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste
initiative, visit TheKrogerCo.com.
About The Kraft Heinz Company
The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) is the third-largest food
and beverage company in North
America and the fifth-largest food and beverage company in
the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands. A globally trusted
producer of delicious foods, The Kraft Heinz Company provides high
quality, great taste and nutrition for all eating occasions whether
at home, in restaurants or on the go. The Company's iconic brands
include Kraft, Heinz, ABC, Capri
Sun, Classico, Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Lunchables, Maxwell
House, Ore-Ida, Oscar Mayer,
Philadelphia, Planters,
Plasmon, Quero, Smart
Ones and Velveeta. The Kraft Heinz Company is
dedicated to the sustainable health of our people, our planet and
our Company. For more information,
visit www.kraftheinzcompany.com.
About The Kroger Co.
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose:
to Feed the Human Spirit™. We are nearly half a million
associates who serve over nine million customers daily through a
seamless digital shopping experience and 2,800 retail food stores
under a variety of banner names, serving America through food
inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste
communities by 2025. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and
investor relations site.
About Feeding America®
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief
organization in the United States.
Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and
meal programs, we provide meals to more than 46 million people each
year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food
waste and improve food security among the people we serve; educates
the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for
legislation that protects people from going hungry. Individuals,
charities, businesses and government all have a role in ending
hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can solve
hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us
on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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