Company's annual Helping Hands Day supports
nonprofit partner Convoy of Hope with $1M+ of donated product and a
$100,000 check from the SpartanNash
Foundation
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich., June 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company
SpartanNash (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) took over the DeVos
Place convention center in downtown Grand
Rapids to host its largest-ever annual Associate volunteer
event, Helping Hands Day, benefiting disaster relief nonprofit
Convoy of Hope. Approximately 700 SpartanNash Associates spent the
day packing nearly 15,000 boxes containing meals that each feed a
family of four for one week. More than 500,000 meals and 5,000
personal hygiene toiletry kits (total retail value approximately
$1.2 million) will be given to
families in need following a disaster. In addition, Convoy of Hope
was presented with a check for $100,000 from the SpartanNash Foundation.
"This year, we decided to focus our efforts for Helping Hands
Day on the growing number of people affected by natural disasters,
and we're so glad that 700 of our Grand Rapids Associates joined in
to drive a huge impact," said SpartanNash CEO Tony Sarsam. "As a People First food
solutions company, providing quality nutrition to families in the
midst of a devastating disaster is very closely aligned with our
mission to deliver the ingredients for a better life. Millions of
lives are turned upside down by natural disasters each year, and
I'm so proud of our Associates for coming together to serve and
give hope to people in need during these trying times."
Associates from SpartanNash, C.A. Carlin, dunnhumby, Hormel,
Kellanova, W.K. Kellogg Co., StarKist®, Advantage and
ASM Global packed 24 truckloads of food, all of which are ready to
be transported and distributed by Convoy of Hope as soon as
disaster strikes. An additional two truckloads of food were also
deployed to the Convoy of Hope distribution center in Missouri. Donations were collected by supplier
partners including:
- Seneca Foods – Green Giant® Vegetables
- Del Monte Foods – Canned Fruit and Pasta Sauce
- Kraft Heinz – Kraft Mac & Cheese and Kool-Aid
- WK Kellogg Co. – Kellogg's® Special K® Cereal
- Sun-Maid – Sun-Maid Raisins
- Hormel Foods – SPAM®
- Kellanova – Kellogg's® Nutri-Grain
Bars®
- Musselman's – Apple Sauce
- Hometown Foods – Hungry Jack® Pancake Mix
- Winland Foods – Creamette Pasta
- Idahoan Foods – Mountain Harvest® Mashed
Potatoes
- StarKist® Company – StarKist® Tuna
- Chicken of the Sea® – Pink Salmon
- Unilever – Knorr Side Dishes and Dove Shampoo
- Nissin Foods – Top Ramen®
- Colgate® – Toothbrushes and Toothpaste
- Henkel – Bar Soap and Body Wash
The need for disaster relief resources has grown in recent years
due to the increase in disaster frequency, severity and cost. An
estimated 2.5 million people were forced from their homes in
the United States by
weather-related disasters in 2023, according to the US Census
Bureau. FEMA reported that 60 climate-related disasters caused
1,460 fatalities and 2,939 injuries from January 2020 to December
2022, with each disaster costing at least $1 billion.
"SpartanNash is not only a partner that we can count on when
disasters hit, but they are also a partner that helps us prepare
even before communities are in need," said Convoy of Hope Vice President of Public Engagement
Ethan Forhetz. "We're grateful
for SpartanNash's ongoing commitment to providing families around
the country–and even around the world– with essential
supplies."
For more information, or to donate to Convoy of Hope, visit
convoyofhope.org.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food
solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life.
Committed to fostering a People First culture, the
SpartanNash family of Associates is 17,000 strong. SpartanNash
operates two complementary business segments – food wholesale and
grocery retail. Its global supply chain network serves wholesale
customers that include independent and chain grocers, national
retail brands, e-commerce platforms, and U.S. military commissaries
and exchanges. The Company distributes products for every aisle in
the grocery store, from fresh produce to household goods to its
OwnBrands, which include the Our Family® portfolio
of products. On the retail side, SpartanNash operates 147
brick-and-mortar grocery stores, primarily under the banners of
Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market, in
addition to dozens of pharmacies and fuel centers. Leveraging
insights and solutions across its segments, SpartanNash offers a
full suite of support services for independent grocers. For more
information, visit spartannash.com.
CONTACT:
Adrienne Chance
SVP, Communications
SpartanNash
press@spartannash.com
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