US Foods, Feeding America® to Shape the Future of Food Access With Expansion of Innovative Direct to Neighbor Locker Project
04 Settembre 2024 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
In Honor of Hunger Action Month®, US Foods
Donates $750,000 To Expand Feeding America®’s Direct to Neighbor
Locker Project into Seven Communities Across the Country
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD), one of America’s largest
foodservice distributors, today announced an expanded national
partnership with Feeding America®, the largest hunger-relief
organization in the United States. As part of US Foods’ recently
enhanced “Helping Communities Make It” hunger-relief programming,
the company will grant Feeding America $750,000 to expand the
organization’s highly innovative Direct to Neighbor locker project
into seven additional communities by the end of 2024. This is US
Foods’ largest single monetary donation to date and builds on the
company’s long-standing hunger-relief commitment to harness the
power of food to empower communities with nourishment and
opportunity.
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The Feeding America Direct to Neighbor locker project is one of
the most innovative food access projects in the country, providing
more convenient and dignified hunger-relief support for community
members experiencing food insecurity. Implemented through existing
food bank affiliates, the program leverages an online order-ahead
platform where community members can place customized grocery
orders. These custom requests are prepared by the local partner
food bank or agency partner and made available for pick-up in
individual refrigerated, frozen or non-temperature-controlled
lockers that can be placed in convenient locations such as local
grocery stores and other highly frequented community locations. The
order and pickup process affords community members greater choice
and convenience, like that offered by traditional online grocery
shopping applications and is intended to help remove emotional
hurdles that may hinder someone in need from taking part in a
traditional hunger-relief food bank experience.
“With more than 44 million Americans, including 13 million
children, facing food insecurity in the United States, we are
honored to support Feeding America in their journey to bring
innovative solutions for combating food insecurity to communities
across the country,” said Dave Flitman, US Foods CEO. “This new
commitment builds on the more than $12 million in product donations
that US Foods provided to Feeding America food banks in 2023.
Hunger Action Month is a time to recognize the hunger crisis in
America and take action, and we are proud to leverage the
opportunity to expand this important partnership.”
“Everyone deserves dignified access to nutritious food to
thrive. In collaboration with local partner food banks and
alongside people facing hunger, we prioritize dignity so we can
transform the charitable food system together," said Casey Marsh,
Feeding America Chief Development Officer. "The Direct to Neighbor
lockers are an example of our work to design a more equitable and
convenient neighbor experience that not only expands their choice
of foods but also removes some of the emotional hurdles to
accessing food. As a fellow Chicago-based company, US Foods has
demonstrated a strong commitment to our cause, and we are thrilled
to be expanding this exciting project with their generous
donation."
Joined by Chicago-based celebrity chef Stephanie Izard and
dozens of US Foods associates, the company and Feeding America
launched their enhanced partnership at the Food Bank of Northwest
Indiana, formally announcing the seven Feeding America food banks
receiving new Direct to Neighbor locker project grants. Grant
recipients are:
- Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Fox Valley Technical College
(Wis.)
- Feeding Tampa Bay, Sulfur Springs Resource Center (Fla.)
- Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Helping Hands Food Pantry
(Okla.)
- Lowcountry Food Bank, North Strand Helping Hand food pantry
(S.C.)
- Northern Illinois Food Bank, Northwest Center and Neighborhood
Market (Ill.)
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign, and Logan
Counties, food bank locations (Ohio)
- Treasure Coast Food Bank, Whole Child Connection, benefits
enrollment and social service referral community hub (Fla.)
“It’s an honor to help put a spotlight on the impactful
hunger-relief efforts Feeding America and US Foods are supporting,”
said Stephanie Izard, celebrity chef and TV personality. “Hunger
relief is a cause that is near and dear to my heart as I have seen
first-hand how important it is to have the right community programs
in place to help those who are facing food insecurity. I’m thankful
for the opportunity to help build awareness around this innovative
work spearheaded by two Chicago-based organizations.”
For more information about the company’s other strategic
initiatives and its commitment to Helping Communities Make It,
visit www.usfoods.com/community.
About US Foods
With a promise to help its customers Make It, US Foods is one of
America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice
distributor, partnering with approximately 250,000 restaurants and
foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With more
than 70 broadline locations and approximately 90 cash and carry
stores, US Foods and its 30,000 associates provides its customers
with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite
of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is
headquartered in Rosemont, Ill. Visit www.usfoods.com to learn
more.
About Feeding America
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in
the United States. Through a network of more than 200 food banks,
21 statewide food bank associations, and over 60,000 partner
agencies, food pantries and meal programs, we helped provide 5.3
billion meals to tens of millions of people in need last year.
Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and
improve food security among the people we serve; brings attention
to the social and systemic barriers that contribute to food
insecurity in our nation; and advocates for legislation that
protects people from going hungry. Visit www.feedingamerica.org,
find us on Facebook or follow us on X.com.
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Sara Matheu Senior Director of Media Relations US Foods
773-580-3775 Sara.Matheu@usfoods.com
Genny Ramos Feeding America Sr. Manager, Donor Partnership
Communications 312-641-5391 x6095 geramos@feedingamerica.org
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