PMI Foods donates $15,000 to sponsor Utah Food Bank school pantry
PMI Foods will donate $15,000 to sponsor a school’s participation in Utah Food Bank’s Mobile School Pantry for the next two years.
PMI Foods and Utah Food Bank said Tuesday they are expanding their partnership with a $15,000 donation that will sponsor a school’s participation in the Mobile School Pantry for the next two years.
The companies said the program will provide monthly grocery-style food assistance to students and their families at participating schools in Davis, Iron, Utah, Salt Lake and Washington counties. The announcement was timed to Hunger Action Month, which is recognized in September to raise awareness of food insecurity and encourage action.
Utah Food Bank said the Mobile School Pantry brings food directly to schools, where families can access support in a familiar setting. It said each student receives 15 to 18 pounds of grocery-style food each month during the school year.
PMI Foods President Darin Parker said Hunger Action Month is an opportunity to support families facing food insecurity and that the company is proud to expand its partnership. Utah Food Bank President and CEO Ginette Bott said the pantry program delivers fresh, nutritious food directly to a school setting and that the donation will help purchase, assemble and distribute resources.
The release also said PMI Foods donated 1,738 fully cooked frozen protein products to food pantries and shelters across Utah earlier this summer.
Utah Food Bank said it was founded in 1904 and now serves a statewide network of 309 partner agencies. The group said it distributed 69.6 million pounds of food and goods last fiscal year, equal to about 58 million meals. It also operates distribution centers in Salt Lake, St. George, Springville and Blanding.
PMI Foods described itself as a global enterprise with corporate offices in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania. The company said it operates through PMI Global Solutions, PMI Distribution and PMI Food Service.
The announcement did not name the school that will receive the sponsorship.
The funding will support the Mobile School Pantry over the next two school years as Utah Food Bank continues its monthly distribution program in the listed counties.
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