LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralphs Grocery
Company is inviting customers to help end hunger in our communities
by supporting local food banks and families in need this
holiday season.
Beginning November 8, 2017,
customers and Ralphs associates may support local food banks by
donating their spare change in collection canisters located at the
check stands in their neighborhood Ralphs supermarket. This will
continue through February 3,
2018.
All donations will be distributed to Feeding America-affiliated
food banks and hunger relief organizations in communities across
Southern California served by
Ralphs stores. These important funds will provide food banks the
products they need to feed the hungry during the holidays and
throughout the year.
"Throughout our history, Ralphs has always provided the food and
nourishment people need to live their best lives," said
Valerie Jabbar, president of Ralphs.
"Still, too many Californians struggle with food insecurity. As
Southern California's leading
supermarket chain, Ralphs is uniquely positioned to address his
alarming statistic."
Ralphs' holiday hunger fundraising program is part of the
supermarket company's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative. This
bold initiative seeks to end hunger in the communities served by
Ralphs supermarkets in Southern
California and eliminate waste across the company by
2025.
"Ralphs is committed to the fight against hunger," added
Myeisha Gamino, Ralphs' director of
corporate affairs. "We hope these efforts will make a
difference."
Food banks benefiting from this year's holiday hunger
fundraising campaign include: Feeding America San Diego; FIND Food
Bank (Indio); Food Bank of
Santa Barbara County; Food Share
(Oxnard); Los Angeles Regional
Foodbank; Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County; and Second Harvest Food Bank
Serving Riverside and San
Bernardino Counties.
Ralphs' ongoing commitment to bring as much food as possible to
hungry families also includes its company-wide Perishables
Donations Partnership (PDP) program. The program allows fresh,
wholesome food such as meat, produce and dairy products, to be
donated directly from Ralphs stores to local food banks that are
able to safely handle perishable foods.
Through its PDP program, Ralphs has donated more than 3 million
pounds of perishable foods to Southern
California food banks this year. This represents more than
2.5 million meals for hungry families.
About Ralphs
Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in
1873 and currently operates 191 supermarkets from its headquarters
in Los Angeles County. Last year,
Ralphs contributed more than $6
million to support education, hunger relief, women's health
and local nonprofit organizations in the communities served by the
company's stores. Ralphs is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co.,
(NYSE:KR), one of the world's largest retailers, based in
Cincinnati, Ohio. For more about
Ralphs, please visit our web site at www.ralphs.com.
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