Hormel Foods Donation Helps Fight Hunger in Little Rock

“We are thrilled to partner with the Arkansas Rice Depot and contribute to their efforts to feed the families in need in our area,” said Roger E. Vos, plant manager, Skippy Foods. “Our employees and the company are excited to support the Arkansas Rice Depot’s summer backpack program to help provide children with meals while they are not in school.”

In addition to the $10,000 donation, Skippy Foods employees will be hosting a food drive and collecting team member donations for the organization.

For the fourth consecutive year, Hormel Foods is giving funds to U.S. manufacturing facilities to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger. In 2013, Hormel Foods donated $220,000 to local hunger relief organizations in more than 20 U.S. communities where it has manufacturing facilities. In 2014, the company will provide 39 plant locations with funds to help local organizations fight the hunger needs specific to each community.

“Hormel Foods has been able to help our plants relieve hunger in their local communities for the past three years,” said Julie H. Craven, vice president of corporate communications at Hormel Foods. “Because of the success we’ve had with this program, and as part of our ongoing commitment to helping fight hunger in the areas where we live and work, we are further expanding these donations to a total of 39 locations.”

Hormel Foods is helping those in need both in the United States and internationally through its On Our Way to Ending Hunger program. The company collaborates with retailers, nonprofits and the government on hunger relief efforts; nourishes the hungry in the U.S. and abroad; and motivates individuals and corporate partners to take action to fight hunger.

Arkansas Rice Depot, the only statewide food bank in Arkansas, serves all 75 Arkansas counties.