September 17, 2024
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Customers invited to join in and round up purchases; debuts commercial raising awareness around food insecurity CINCINNATI, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.'s (NYSE: KR) Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation today announced its annual Hunger Action Month campaign, directing all funds raised in Kroger Family of Stores during the month of September to the Feeding America network of food banks in our communities. Customers can round up their purchase to the nearest dollar in their neighborhood store to help neighbors struggling with hunger. Hunger Action Month is an annual nationwide month of action to spread awareness and encourage everyone to join the movement to end hunger. Since 2017, Kroger has directed more than 3.4 billion meals to nourish our communities and plans to donate 10 billion meals by 2030, upon completion of the merger with Albertsons Cos. Kroger is a visionary partner of Feeding America and continues to provide year-round support through charitable giving and donating surplus fresh food. "We know that food is inextricably linked to the health of our communities, and Kroger is on a mission to end hunger and expand access to affordable, fresh food for everyone," said Keith Dailey, Kroger's group vice president of corporate affairs and chief sustainability officer. "We are inspired every day by the generosity and passion of our customers and associates who join our fight against hunger by rounding up, volunteering and giving back to their communities. While we can't solve hunger alone, working together we can find the solutions to our biggest challenges." Kroger has donated a total of $3 million to Feeding America so far this year, including company and customer donations. During Hunger Action Month last year, the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation raised nearly $600,000 for Feeding America. Across the country, Kroger divisions are also celebrating Hunger Action Month with other local events benefiting Feeding America food banks, including but not limited to: 44 million people in the U.S., including 1 in 5 children, are not sure where their next meal is coming from. Since launching Kroger's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste impact plan in 2017, the retailer has provided $1.5 billion to support hunger relief, including nearly 700 million pounds of surplus fresh food donations from our stores. To raise awareness for hunger relief, Kroger debuted a Zero Hunger | Zero Waste commercial this summer to inspire customers to join in their mission to end hunger. View the new commercial here. Feeding America is the nation's largest hunger relief organization. Through a network of more than 200 food banks, 21 statewide food bank associations and over 60,000 partner agencies, food pantries and meal programs, the Feeding America network collects food and financial donations, moves and distributes food to people who experience food insecurity. Find your local Feeding America food bank here. To learn more about Zero Hunger | Zero Waste, visit here. About Kroger
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spiritâ„¢. We are, across our family of companies nearly 420,000 associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping experience and retail food stores under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.
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