Food Industry Donor Thank You

Food industry donors; large or small companies that have access to quantities of food, supply over 1 million pounds of food to the Great Plains Food Bank. The Food Bank alone could never acquire and distribute the millions of pounds of food and grocery products needed to help struggling neighbors in North Dakota and western Minnesota — food industry partners are a vital part of our distribution effort.

The following companies were recognized as outstanding food industry partners at our 2009 Recognition Luncheon:

	Sam's Club and Walmart believe in a philosophy of operating globally and giving back locally. They know that they can make the greatest impact on our communities by supporting causes that are important to their customers right in their own neighborhoods. Walmart and Sam's Club have donated over 125,000 pounds of food to the Great Plains Food Bank in 2009 in order to feed our hungry neighbors in need.
	Food Services of America is one of the nation's leading foodservice industry distributors and leads in the number of customers served in the NW quadrant of the United States. Charitable donations to the Great Plains Food Bankin 2009 totaled over 190,000 pounds of food.
Hughs Gardens	Hughs Gardens is a potato washing, packing, shipping operation, marketing organically grown red, yellow, and russet potatoes grown in the Red River Valley of ND and MN. The garden donated over 250,000 pounds of food to the GPFB during their 2009 marketing season: October through June.
Nabisco	Hunger and malnutrition are the greatest threats to health and well-being. As one of the world's largest food companies, Nabisco is committed to helping change that by fighting hunger and promoting healthy lifestyles. In 2009 Nabisco donated over 43,000 pounds of food to the Great Plains Food Bank.
	NALC Food Drive Partner The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is a partnership between residential postal customers and the National Association of Letter Carriers. The hard work of the postal workers in our state resulted in over 60,000 pounds of food donated to the Great Plains Food Bank in the 2010 campaign.

Food Industry Partners