LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Foods Co
Supermarkets announced today that its stores would be collecting
donations to support the Northern
California wildfire relief efforts.
The supermarket chain has established collection points in all
of its Central and Northern
California stores where customers can make cash donations.
Donations will be accepted beginning this week with 100-percent of
all funds collected going directly to support the Northern California wildfire relief
efforts.
Customers can support the relief efforts to bring aid to victims
of the wildfires by donating their spare change in specially marked
collection canisters located at the checkstands in their
neighborhood Foods Co store.
"Foods Co is pleased to assist with the important relief efforts
for the wildfires that are devastating our communities," said
Bryan Kaltenbach, president of Foods
Co. "It is our hope that this fundraising effort will provide much
needed assistance to the victims and families of these catastrophic
wildfires."
Foods Co has a long history of contributing and raising funds to
assist victims of disasters, including Hurricane Harvey and
Hurricane Katrina, and the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
About Foods Co:
Foods Co, which operates 16 stores in
Central and Northern California,
is a member of the Southern
California-based Food 4 Less Stores family of supermarkets.
Food 4 Less operates 130 price-impact, warehouse-format
supermarkets under the banners Food 4 Less in Southern California, Illinois and Indiana, and Foods Co in Central and
Northern California, from its
headquarters in Compton, CA. Food
4 Less is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., (NYSE:KR), one of the
nation's largest grocery retailers, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about
Food 4 Less, please visit our website at www.food4less.com.
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