LAKEVILLE, Minn., May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- During National Volunteer Month in April, Post
Consumer Brands employees from across 17 U.S. and Canadian
locations came together as part of the company's third annual
"Ingredients for Good" initiative to provide nearly 77,000 meals
for local families facing food insecurity. Sixteen thousand five
hundred packs to support pets were also assembled to align with the
recent acquisitions of several pet food brands.
"To stay true to our purpose to make lives better by making
delicious food accessible for all, our 'Ingredients for Good'
employee volunteer initiative expanded this year to provide meals
for both families and pets in need," said Nicolas Catoggio, president and chief executive
officer of Post Consumer Brands. "With more locations and
volunteers participating than in previous years, I am proud to
share that we have made the biggest impact yet."
In the current economic environment, food insecurity remains a
major issue in the U.S. and Canada, especially for communities of color,
children and seniors, who are affected at a much higher rate.
According to Feeding America, it's estimated that more than 40
million people in the United
States and Canada live in
food-insecure households. If families and individuals are
struggling with hunger, their pets are, too. PetSmart Charities
reported that 30 million pets in the U.S. face hunger every
year.
Throughout the month of April, more than 1,300 Post Consumer
Brands employees volunteered nearly 1,600 hours to service
projects. Hands-on projects included assembling meal packs, serving
meals, volunteering at pet shelters and more. Projects at 11 Post
locations focused on supplying communities of color with culturally
relevant ingredients in collaboration with United Way's Flavors of
Our Community initiative assembling meal and pet packs to be
distributed to local nonprofits.
In addition to volunteer support, the company invested
$275,000 in its local communities to
help increase food access for the whole family.
The 17 locations taking part in this year's Ingredients for Good
initiative were Asheboro, North
Carolina; Battle Creek,
Michigan; Bentonville,
Arkansas; Bloomsburg,
Pennsylvania, Cobourg,
Ontario; Jonesboro,
Arkansas; Lakeville,
Minnesota; Lancaster, Ohio;
Lawrence, Kansas; Meadville, Pennsylvania; Niagara Falls, Ontario; Northfield, Minnesota; Orrville, Ohio; Salt
Lake City, Utah; Sparks,
Nevada; Toronto, Ontario;
and Tremonton, Utah. Remote
employees from across North
America also volunteered their time during the month to
support local nonprofits in the communities where they live and
work.
About Post Consumer Brands' 'Ingredients for Good' Volunteer
Initiative
As a company dedicated to feeding families, Post
Consumer Brands believes it's our responsibility to help those
facing food insecurity. We also strongly believe in creating a
culture where volunteering and giving back is core to what we do.
Our "Ingredients for Good" volunteer initiative is an opportunity
for Post Consumer Brands team members to come together and do even
more to help families in need put food on their tables and feed
their pets. In its first two years, Post Consumer Brands' employees
put in 1,660 volunteer hours and donated or packed more than 88,000
meals across all of the company's locations.
About Post Consumer Brands
Headquartered in
Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer
Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to
providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for
every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved
brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®,
PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts® and
Malt-O-Meal® cereal and Peter Pan® peanut
butter, as well as Rachael
Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles 'n
Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company
committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are
driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food
accessible for all. For more information about our brands,
visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us
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