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Dole Companies Come Together to Help No Kid Hungry Provide Meals to Kids in NeedMounting a unified response to an unprecedented national need made more urgent by COVID-19, Dole Food Company and Dole Packaged Foods, LLC have joined forces to partner with No Kid Hungry, a campaign to end childhood hunger in America. 1 in 4 children in the United States could face hunger this year because of the coronavirus. With school meals programs closed for the summer and as kids start the new school year, they urgently need help to ensure they have the healthy food they need to learn and thrive. The all-brand strategic partnership by two of the world's largest providers of fresh and packaged fruits and vegetables; healthy foods and snacks comes at a time when millions of school-age children have lost the healthy meals they once depended on at school. The alliance involves the two Dole companies providing direct product donations in impacted cities, nutrition education and at-retail initiatives to tangibly address hunger and ensure all children have access to three healthy meals a day. "With school meals programs closed for the summer and millions of Americans struggling to afford food for their children, the work that the No Kid Hungry campaign does to provide meals to children in need is even more pressing," said Tom Nelson, President and CEO of Share our Strength. "We are proud to partner with companies like Dole with the resources, reach and retailer relationships that can help No Kid Hungry remove the obstacles to getting kids the nutritious meals they need - both during this crisis and every day." Under terms of the partnership effective July 1, Dole Food Company of Charlotte, N.C., and Dole Packaged Foods of Westlake Village, CA (News - Alert), will provide assistance to No Kid Hungry in three areas:
"In the wake of this pandemic, more and more families have been forced to face hunger," said David Spare, vice president, marketing for Dole Packaged Foods. "This alliance combines the global resources and distribution and retail network of Dole with No Kid Hungry's track record of providing kids with the nutritious food they need to learn and thrive. The partnership also aligns with our recently announced Dole Promise which aims to increase access to sustainable nutrition, decrease food waste, plastics in packaging and carbon emissions." About Dole Food Company, Inc. Dole Food Company, Inc., is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Dole is an industry leader in many of the products it sells, as well as in nutrition education and research. For more information, please visit www.dole.com. About Dole Packaged Foods, LLC Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, is a world leader in growing, sourcing, distributing and marketing fruit and healthy snacks. Dole sells a full line of packaged shelf stable fruit, frozen fruit, dried fruit, and juices. The company focuses on four pillars of sustainability: water management, carbon footprint, soil conservation and waste reduction. For more information, please visit dolesunshine.com or dolesunshine.com/doing-good. About No Kid Hungry No child should go hungry in America. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 1 in 4 kids could face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200803005425/en/ |