“We are inspired by the efforts of Second Harvest Heartland and House of Charity to fight hunger in our area, and we are honored to join them in that fight,” said Anthony Freeman, plant manager of Lloyd’s Barbeque Company. “I would like to thank our employees, whose dedication and hard work make it possible for us to help those in need. We are impacting the lives of our neighbors with the power of food and are excited to help do our part in making a difference.”
This is the eighth consecutive year Â鶹ӳ» has given funds to its locations to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger. In 2017, Â鶹ӳ» donated $300,000 to local hunger-relief organizations in 30 U.S. communities, bringing the program’s total contribution to local hunger-relief efforts to more than $2 million thus far. Through this program as well as disaster-relief efforts and other donations, Â鶹ӳ» contributed $5.4 million in cash and product donations to help address hunger in 2017.
“Â鶹ӳ» is committed to fighting hunger in communities around the world where our employees work and live,” said Wendy Watkins, vice president of corporate communications at Â鶹ӳ». “By working with organizations at a local level, our locations have found great success in helping meet their community’s unique needs to help end hunger.”
Additional information about the company’s fiscal 2017 hunger-relief efforts is available in the Â鶹ӳ» 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report.