Hormel Foods donated five truckloads of SPAM products totaling over 264,000 cans to the affected areas, and Tyson is donating over 100,000 lbs of protein, which can feed 404,000 people.
Participation in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program rose in the 2022 fiscal year, marking the first increase in participation in more than a decade, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Roughly a third of all food ultimately ends up in landfills, while about 40 million Americans are food insecure. Organic waste is the largest contributor to landfills in the US and a significant driver of climate change.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Agency for International Development (USAID), and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are launching the Food Safety for Food Security Partnership, also known as FS4FS.
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.
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.
