ConAgra Foods’ St. Louis Employees Fight Child Hunger During Employee Month of Service
18 March 2015 - 2:08AM
Business Wire
Employees partner with St. Louis Area Foodbank to host
citywide food drive
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today “Spring into
Giving”, a citywide food drive scheduled for March 20 that will
benefit the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
ConAgra Foods’ St. Louis employees have joined forces with more
than 75 St. Louis area companies to encourage community members to
gather food donations for those in need, with the goal of
collecting 50,000 pounds of food for the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
The St. Louis Area Foodbank feeds hungry people by distributing
food throughout 26 counties in Missouri and Illinois and engaging
the community in the fight against hunger.
Non-perishable food items can be donated at red food bins or
crates, marked with the “Spring into Giving” flyer, at more than
220 locations across the city. Donation bins will be located at
each participating company, area firehouses, recreational centers
and government buildings. Suggested items for food donation include
canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, jellies, instant
potatoes, canned tuna and chicken, beans, pasta and sauce, cereal,
oatmeal, rice and crackers.
“For 40 years, the St. Louis Area Foodbank has been fighting
hunger through its tireless efforts to help stock the shelves of
more than 100 different agencies in the city of St. Louis," Mayor
Francis Slay said. "On behalf of city employees, we are proud to
support ConAgra Foods' food drive by encouraging employees to drop
donations in the bins at our workplaces to help our city's and
region's neighbors in need."
Employees from ConAgra Foods’ St. Louis office are joining
ConAgra Foods employees nationwide as they celebrate the company’s
fifth annual Month of Service program, a company-wide focus to
highlight the importance of employee engagement by providing
community service to non-profit organizations and their causes.
Employees are volunteering at food banks, serving meals to those in
need and packing backpacks to help fight child hunger in their
local communities.
“For nearly 20 years, ConAgra Foods has been deeply committed to
using our knowledge and resources to help end child hunger in
America,” said Kori Reed, vice president, Cause and Foundation.
“Our employees have proven to be an incredible resource in this
cause, and I’m always inspired by their passion and commitment to
reduce hunger and improve the quality of life for people in the
communities where they live and work.”
ABOUT CONAGRA FOODS
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's
largest packaged food companies with branded and private branded
food found in 99 percent of America’s households, as well as a
strong commercial foods business serving restaurants and
foodservice operations globally. Consumers can find recognized
brands such as Banquet®, Chef Boyardee®, Egg Beaters®, Healthy
Choice®, Hebrew National®, Hunt's®, Marie Callender's®, Orville
Redenbacher's®, PAM®, Peter Pan®, Reddi-wip®, Slim Jim®, Snack
Pack® and many other ConAgra Foods brands, along with food sold by
ConAgra Foods under private brand labels, in grocery, convenience,
mass merchandise, club and drug stores. Additionally, ConAgra Foods
supplies frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other
vegetable, spice, bakery and grain products to commercial and
foodservice customers. ConAgra Foods operates ReadySetEat.com, an
interactive recipe website that provides consumers with easy dinner
recipes and more. For more information, please visit us at
www.conagrafoods.com.
ConAgra FoodsMonique Farmer,
402-240-5781Monique.Farmer@conagrafoods.comwww.conagrafoods.com
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