QUINCY, Mass., June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Stop & Shop today announced that its 31st edition Food for friends The campaign raised more than $ 2 million for its 12 regional partner food banks to fight summer hunger in the communities it serves, breaking all donation records in previous years. Stop & Shop has also partnered with Knorr®, an international brand offering a wide range of broths, soups, seasonings, sauces, snacks, dressings and frozen and prepared meals, to collect in-store food donations for local organizations fighting hunger during the campaign.
Summer can be the hungriest time of the year for children. While during the school year, families depend on free or discounted meals at school, families have to buy more food when school is over and children are at home, which creates financial pressure. extra and sometimes causes them to go hungry. An annual summer giving program, Stop & Shop’s Food for friends The campaign allows customers at more than 400 grocery stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey to donate at the cashier to support food insecure families in the northeast.
“We are touched by the incredible generosity of our customers who have supported our Food for Friends program during its 31st year,” said Gordon Reid, president of Stop & Shop. “The result of the month-long campaign not only shows the value of communities coming together, but also our unwavering commitment to helping our partner food banks provide nutritious food to families in need. “
Throughout May, customers who shopped in-store and online were asked if they wanted to round their total to the nearest dollar or make an additional donation of $ 1, $ 3, or $ 5, and Stop & Shop donated 100% of the change to regional food banks through its imprint. In addition to the in-store and online campaign components, customers were also able to donate non-perishable foods such as Knorr® accompaniments of rice and pasta, cereals and canned Food for friends donation bins located in each Stop & Shop store for the benefit of local organizations fighting against hunger.
“The Unilever Knorr brand believes that healthy and nutritious food should be accessible and affordable for everyone,” said Christina DiPietro, Unilever team leader. “We are proud to be Stop & Shop’s first manufacturer partner for their annual Food for Friend campaign, helping to raise over $ 2 million to benefit local food banks that help tackle food insecurity in our communities. . “
Funds raised during Stop & Shop’s Food for friends The campaign will benefit the following food banks:
- The Greater Boston Food Bank
- Worcester County Food Bank
- The Western Massachusetts Food Bank
- Rhode Island Community Food Bank
- Food Bank of Connecticut / Foodshare
- Feed Westchester
- Hudson Valley Food Bank
- Food Bank for New York City
- Community Food Bank of New Jersey
- Fill
- Island harvest
- Long island cares
For more information on Stop & Shop’s programs to support local communities, visit https://stopandshop.com/community/.
Unilever is a leading global supplier of beauty and personal care, home care, and food and refreshment products, with sales in more than 190 countries and products used by 2.5 billion people each. day. Unilever’s vision is to be the global leader in sustainable businesses and to demonstrate how its forward-looking, forward-looking business model drives superior performance.
About Stop & Shop
A neighborhood grocery store for over 100 years, Stop & Shop has a wide assortment with an emphasis on fresh and healthy options at great value for money. Stop & Shop’s GO Rewards loyalty program offers personalized offers and allows customers to earn points which can be redeemed for gas or groceries every time they shop. Stop & Shop customers can choose how and where they want to shop – whether in-store or online for same day delivery or pickup. The company is committed to making an impact in its communities by fighting hunger, supporting our troops and investing in pediatric cancer research to help find a cure. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC is an Ahold Delhaize USA company and employs 58,000 associates and operates more than 400 stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey. To learn more about Stop & Shop, visit www.stopandshop.com.
About Knorr
Knorr believes that healthy, nutritious food should be accessible and affordable for everyone. This is not a reality for everyone in America today. That’s why we strive to ensure that all Americans can create healthy meals they feel good at. Whether it’s creating high-quality products, offering simple recipes developed by chefs, or supporting organizations and initiatives that provide access to healthy food, Knorr remains committed to its long history of making the good food accessible to all. The company was established in 1838, when founder Carl Heinrich Knorr began experiments with drying seasonings and vegetables to preserve their flavor and nutritional value. Since then, Knorr® has become an international brand offering a wide range of broths, soups, seasonings, sauces, velvety snacks, dressings, ready meals and frozen meals.
About Unilever North America
Unilever is a leading global supplier of beauty and personal care, home care, and food and refreshment products, with sales in more than 190 countries and products used by 2.5 billion people each. day. We have 149,000 employees and generated sales of 50.7 billion euros in 2020. More than half of our presence is in developing and emerging markets. We have around 400 brands found in homes around the world. In the United States and Canada, the portfolio includes iconic brands such as: Dove, Knorr, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Magnum, Ax, Ben & Jerry’s, Degree, Dollar Shave Club, Q-tips, Seventh Generation, St. Ives, Suave, TRESemmé, and Vaseline.
Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable businesses and to demonstrate how our forward-looking and forward-looking business model drives superior performance. We have a long tradition of progressive and responsible business. It dates back to the days of our founder William Lever, who launched the world’s first brand, Sunlight Soap, over 100 years ago, and it’s at the heart of how we run our business today.
The Unilever Compass, our sustainable business strategy, is designed to help us deliver superior performance and drive sustainable and responsible growth, while:
- improve the health of the planet;
- improve the health, confidence and well-being of people; and
- contribute to a fairer and more socially inclusive world.
While there is still a long way to go, we are proud to have been recognized in 2020 as an industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and – for the tenth year in a row – as the top-ranked company in the survey. 2020 GlobeScan / SustainAbility Sustainability Leaders.
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