Highlighted by $1 Million Donation and
Operational Partnership with Feeding America®;
Company Also Plans to Offer Produce in up to
10,000 Stores
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) today announced an operational
partnership with Feeding America®, as well as a $1 million donation
to the organization, to provide access to food resources in rural
and otherwise underserved communities and to proactively address
food insecurity across the country. The Company also plans to offer
produce in up to 10,000 communities over the next several years,
with a meaningful number of those stores in current United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) defined food deserts.
“Food insecurity impacts communities across the country, and
given that Feeding America projects that 42 million people may face
hunger as a result of the pandemic, we want to be part of the
solution for those facing this issue,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar
General’s CEO. “With our extensive store footprint, often in
communities others have chosen not to serve, Dollar General is
uniquely positioned to help combat hunger by offering convenient
access to a variety of nutritious foods at affordable prices. Our
work with Feeding America builds on these efforts by providing
in-kind donations of perishable foods to help nourish and feed
those in need. Together with Feeding America and local community
food banks, we look forward to making a measurable impact in the
fight against food insecurity.”
Produce and Healthier Foods
Goals
With approximately 75 percent of the U.S. population living
within five miles of one of its general merchandise stores,
millions of Americans rely on Dollar General to provide convenient,
affordable access to the everyday products they need and want,
including the components of a nutritious meal such as milk and
dairy products, bread, frozen and canned vegetables, canned fruits,
grains and more. Dollar General also has partnered with a
registered nutritionist to create DG Better For You meals, which
provide healthier recipes for each meal of the day with items
sourced from DG stores, and created the Good & Smart® private
brand to provide yet another healthier option to customers.
The Company currently offers fresh produce in more than 1,300
stores, providing the top 20 items typically sold in grocery stores
and approximately 80 percent of produce categories carried by most
grocers. Dollar General plans to expand this offering in up to
10,000 stores, including a meaningful number of stores located in
food deserts.
Feeding America
Partnership
In partnering with Feeding America, Dollar General is excited to
bring together the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief
organization and the nation’s largest retailer by store count to
positively impact food insecurity concerns, especially in rural
America.
Dollar General’s work with Feeding America will be highlighted
by a $1 million donation, as well as in-kind donations of
perishable and nutritious food to community food banks. At full
operational capacity, Dollar General seeks to provide up to 20
million meals each year*. This will not only help alleviate hunger
in the communities it calls home, but also nearly double the number
of stores in which Feeding America services.
The partnership further aims to enhance Feeding America’s rural
hunger initiatives and provide more food donations to 95 percent of
member food banks across the country. Additionally, it aims to
support otherwise underserved communities with valuable food
resources through Dollar General’s unique real estate footprint
with approximately 75 percent of its stores serving communities of
20,000 or fewer individuals.
“Each year, billons of pounds of food go to waste, while
millions of Americans face hunger. Feeding America is grateful to
Dollar General for ensuring that good, wholesome unsold food gets
to people who need it most. We are also grateful for their generous
donation of $1 million, which will help provide meals to children
and families in rural communities,” said Claire Babineauz-Fontenot,
CEO of Feeding America.
Dollar General and Feeding America initially began testing food
donations in summer 2020 in several Indianapolis and Atlanta-area
stores, and Dollar General recently expanded its donation footprint
to its DG Fresh cold storage facilities. In 2020, Dollar General’s
donations provided more than two million meals to those in
need.
In addition to weekly collections, the partnership will provide
opportunities for Feeding America and local food banks to collect
food items during times of crisis. For example, when Hurricane Zeta
impacted an Atlanta-area DG store in October 2020, Feeding America
and its partners at the Atlanta Community Food Bank quickly
collected food items and distributed them within the community.
*According to the USDA, 1.2 pounds is equivalent to one
meal.
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About Feeding America
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in
the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000
food pantries and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 40
million people each year. Feeding America also supports programs
that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people
we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and
advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry.
Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on
Twitter.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers
for more than 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time.
Save money. Every day.® by offering products that are frequently
used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids,
cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at
everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar
General operated 17,426 stores in 46 states as of April 30, 2021.
In addition to high-quality private brands, Dollar General sells
products from America's most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox,
Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever,
Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo.
Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com.
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