Sargento Foods donates $2 million in cheese to help America’s food banks
The Wisconsin cheese company aims to help 1.3 million families in need amid COVID-19 crisis.
To help feed families during this time of need, Sargento Foods Inc. of Plymouth, Wis., said it is donating $2 million in cheese to Wisconsin’s anti-hunger leader, Hunger Task Force, and its membership organization, the Hunger Relief Federation of Wisconsin. To assist families outside Wisconsin, Sargento will provide donated cheese to Feeding America — the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. The family-owned cheese company is providing relief by donating a total of 15.8 million cheese sticks, which can feed more than 1.3 million households across the United States.
“Our long-standing commitment to fighting hunger means more now than ever before,” said Louie Gentine, third-generation CEO of Sargento Foods. “We are grateful to continue our partnership with Hunger Task Force and expand our outreach nationally through Feeding America to help families in Wisconsin and across the nation.