Hormel Foods and Vons/Albertsons Donated More than 5,000 Jars of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Hormel Foods Corporation and Vons/Albertsons donated more than 5,000 jars of SKIPPY® peanut butter to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank to help feed families in need this holiday season.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation and Vons/Albertsons donated more than 5,000 jars of SKIPPY® peanut butter to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank this holiday season to support its mission to provide nutritious food to individuals and families in need in communities throughout San Diego County.
The donation was part of the hunger program created by the makers of SKIPPY ® peanut butter in 2018. The program involves a partnership between Hormel Foods and grocery retailers across the country and is part of the company's philanthropic efforts that focus on hunger and education.
The 5,000 jars of peanut butter – enough to make more than 80,000 peanut butter sandwiches*, was donated at the San Diego Food Bank's Holiday Food Drive at the Von's Murphy Canyon location in San Diego.
"Hormel Foods is proud to partner with Vons/Albertsons to support hunger-relief efforts in the communities served by its stores," said Aly Sill, brand manager at Hormel Foods. "The SKIPPY® peanut butter hunger program highlights our long-standing relationship with Vons/Albertsons, and we are honored to work together to contribute to those in need."
"We are humbled and appreciative of our partnership with Hormel Foods and the SKIPPY ® brand and for this donation of more than 5,000 jars of peanut butter to the San Diego Food Bank," said Shane Dorcheus, president of Albertsons Companies Southern California Division. "We hope this donation will help our local families in most need during this holiday season."
*Using the National Peanut Board's calculation of 1 oz. of peanut butter = 1 peanut butter sandwich
ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenues across 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, Columbus®, Wholly Guacamole®, Hormel® Black Label® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of "The 100 Best Corporate Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the ninth year in a row and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. In 2016, the company celebrated its 125th anniversary and announced its new vision for the future - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ - focusing on its legacy of innovation. For more information, visit http://www.hormelfoods.com and https://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
About the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: Established in 1977, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank is a critical component to the welfare of San Diego County, providing food to people in need, advocating for the hungry and educating the public about hunger-related issues. Through a combination of programs and partnerships with nearly 500 San Diego County nonprofit charities, the Food Bank acts as a central repository and distribution point for donated food. The Food Bank distributed 28 million pounds of food in the Fiscal Year 2017 - 2018 to individuals and families in need through network of nonprofit organizations that work to alleviate hunger throughout the county. Visit the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank at: http://www.sandiegofoodbank.org
SOURCE Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
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