Pilgrim’s ® Teams Up with Kroger® to Donate 750,000 Meals to Support Florence Recovery Efforts
September 25 2018 - 2:54PM
Pilgrim’s and Kroger today announced a joint partnership to support
communities impacted by Hurricane Florence through a donation of
80,000 pounds of Just BARE chicken —Pilgrim’s brand committed to
providing good food for more people.
The Pilgrim’s and Kroger teams are proud to lend their support
to Hurricane Florence recovery efforts. Partnering with Feeding
America, the joint effort will distribute 750,000 meals to families
and local communities in the Carolinas recovering from the natural
disaster that made landfall on Sept. 14.
“It has been humbling to watch communities come together to
support one another in this time of need,” said Felix Turner,
Kroger Corporate Affairs Manager. “We are proud to partner with
Pilgrim’s to provide this donation of Just BARE Chicken to
communities in need and believe it will make a difference to those
families who are in the midst of recovering and rebuilding.”
Pilgrim’s and Kroger have partnered with several Feeding America
relief organizations to assist with product distribution,
including: Low Country Food Bank, Myrtle Beach, SC; Harvest Hope
Food Bank, Columbia, SC; and Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia,
Savannah, GA.
“Our commitment to people extends beyond the dinner table,” said
Jayson Penn, President, Pilgrim’s USA. “We have several facilities
and family farm partners in the Carolinas in the areas impacted by
Florence and we are humbled to work alongside true partners such as
Kroger, who share the same passion and commitment for supporting
others and cultivating a sense of community.”
Pilgrim’s has also donated an additional 19,000 pounds, or
180,000 meals, to support Hurricane Florence relief. In addition,
Pilgrim’s team members in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia have provided food, ice, bottled water, and clothing,
and volunteered to assist in local cleanup and recovery
efforts.
To learn more about Pilgrim’s and Just BARE’s Raising Goodness®
efforts in communities, visit pilgrims.com, justbarechicken.com or
follow @JustBAREChicken on social media.
About Pilgrim’s Pilgrim's employs approximately
54,000 people and operates chicken processing plants and
prepared-foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the
U.K, and continental Europe. The Company’s primary distribution is
through retailers and foodservice distributors. For more
information, please visit www.pilgrims.com.
About KrogerAt The Kroger Co., we are dedicated
to our purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™. The Company focuses its
charitable efforts on hunger relief, K-12 education, women’s health
initiatives and local organizations in the communities it serves.
Kroger’s Atlanta Division is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., and is
one of the Southeast’s largest retail grocery chains with more than
183 stores, covering Georgia, eastern Alabama and South
Carolina.
About Just BARE® | Raising Goodness®Just BARE®
is distributed nationally by Pilgrim’s Pride. The brand lives its
mission of good food for more people by providing Natural/No
Antibiotics-Ever and Organic varieties of chicken with no
antibiotics, no added hormones, no animal by-products (vegetable
and grain fed), and no artificial additives. Just BARE Natural/No
Antibiotics–Ever products are third-party humane certified and
traceable to family farms. Organic Just BARE is USDA-certified
organic. To find simply delicious recipes, nutrition information
and general cooking and safe handling tips, visit
www.JustBareChicken.com. Find Just BARE on Facebook, Twitter,
Pinterest and YouTube.
Media Contact: Kelsie McEndaffer,
Kelsie.McEndaffer@Pilgrims.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
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