Cargill has pledged to donate $14 million over the next three years in its partnership with CARE, a humanitarian aid organization focused on empowering and meeting the needs of women.
On Oct. 5, The Fresh Market launched a fundraiser to provide relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The supermarket retailer has promised to match up to $100,000 in roundup donations to provide fresh meals to those who have been impacted by the hurricane.
Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian, Smithfield Foods Inc. announced that it would send more than 37,000 lbs. of food, or the equivalent of 150,000 servings, to Fort Myers, Fla., through its Helping Hungry Homes program.
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV will donate 6.8 million slices of bread to food banks around the world after holding the seventh edition of its Bimbo Global Race, which attracted 341, 000 participants.
This summer the Biden administration called for an end to hunger in America by 2030. Private-sector and public-sector commitments to help achieve the goal added up to more than $8 billion.
On Sept. 28 during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) shared its commitment to help combat hunger in the United States.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Cargill’s Rumba Meats brand is donating $50,000 to the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) for a fourth year, bringing the total amount of support over time to more than $200,000.
As a partner of the Oklahoma Pork Council and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Seaboard Foods donated 1,000 lbs of ham to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma in support of Hunger Action Month.
After a sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in the Marshall Islands in August, Tyson Foods Inc. donated 50,000 masks and personal protective equipment to support the community.
Tyson Foods Inc. announced on Sept. 7 that it would commit $2.5 million to address food insecurity by partnering with Feeding America member food banks to provide greater access to protein in communities facing hunger.