Hormel Foods Donation Helps Fight Hunger in Sparta

Century Foods International is presenting the donation to the Couleecap, Inc., nonprofit organization serving the needs of low-income people and families in Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe, and Vernon counties.

“It is our privilege to team up with this organization again to help support the fight against hunger in our community,” said Tom J. Miskowski, president at Century Foods International. “Our employees and the company are excited to continue to help do our part to make a difference in the area.”

For the fifth consecutive year, Hormel Foods is giving funds to U.S. manufacturing facilities to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger. In 2014, Hormel Foods donated $390,000 to local hunger relief organizations in 39 U.S. communities where it has manufacturing facilities, bringing the program’s total contribution to local hunger relief efforts to nearly $1 million thus far. In 2015, the company will provide 39 plant locations with funds to continue the program.

“We’re committed to fighting hunger in the communities where our employees live and work,” said Wendy A. Watkins, vice president of corporate communications at Hormel Foods. “Last year was a record year in terms of community hunger donations, and we are confident that 2015 will be equally as impactful.”

Hormel Foods is helping those in need both in the United States and internationally through its On Our Way to Ending Hunger program. The company collaborates with retailers, nonprofits and the government on hunger relief efforts; nourishes the hungry in the U.S. and abroad; and motivates individuals and corporate partners to take action to fight hunger.