FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2024
Market Street donates more than 50,000 pounds of apples across Texas & New Mexico as part of the Take a Bite Out of Hunger™ program
Minnie’s Food Pantry receives 10,530 lbs. of apples
PLANO, Texas — On Wednesday, Market Street donated 10,530 pounds of apples to the Minnie’s Food Pantry as part of the Take a Bite Out of Hunger™ program. This donation is part of a larger donation of more than 50,000 pounds of apples across Texas and New Mexico.
Over the 14 years of the Take a Bite Out of Hunger™ program, United Family stores have donated 600,000 pounds of apples and fed more than 167,000 families. Now in the fourteenth year, the company continues to add to that total.
“The United Family feels very blessed to be in the position to make these donations for the fourteenth year in a row,” said Joseph Bunting, produce business director for The United Family. “We know just how important donations of fresh produce can be for food banks and their clients. We are so thankful for this partnership with FirstFruits and the hard work of our team members across Texas and New Mexico.”
This donation marks a continuing commitment by The United Family as original partners of the Take a Bite of Hunger™ program, sponsored by FirstFruits Farms. FirstFruits created the program to help feed the underserved while bringing attention to the problem of food insecurity across the country.
“Washington state had one of the largest apple crops this season,” said Aimee Peters, business development manager of FirstFruits. “We’re proud to partner with retailers like United Supermarkets who participate in our Take a Bite Out of Hunger program to support apple volume movement from our farm to their customers while also investing in their communities to donate fresh apples to neighborhoods that are underserved of fresh, nutritious foods. Cheers to our 14th year of partnership on this program! We appreciate the support.”
Food Banks Receiving Donations:
- South Plains Food Bank – Lubbock, TX
- High Plains Food Bank – Amarillo, TX
- Food Bank of West Central Texas – Abilene, TX
- Minnie’s Food Pantry – Dallas, TX
- West Texas Food Bank – Odessa/Midland, TX
- Wichita Falls Area Food Bank – Wichita Falls, TX
- Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico – Clovis, NM
- Roadrunner Food Bank – Albuquerque, NM
- The Storehouse New Mexico – Albuquerque, NM
Media Contacts:
Joey Marcades Abie Rampy
Communications Manager Director of Public Relations
C: 806.281.8078 C: 806.438.1194
jmarcades@unitedtexas.com abie.rampy@unitedtexas.com
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