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HelloFresh Marks One Million Pounds of Donated Food to Georgia Communities

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

(BUSINESS WIRE)--HelloFresh, the world’s leading meal kit company, and its community partners in Georgia, Second Helpings of Atlanta and Pratt Industries, celebrated the donation of one million pounds of food from its Newnan, Georgia, Distribution Center, to benefit at-risk communities. At an event that included Uwe Voss, CEO of HelloFresh US, Pat Wilson, Commissioner of the Georgia Dept. of Economic Development, Michael Julian Bond, Councilmember of the City of Atlanta, and Andrea Jaron, Executive Director of Second Helpings Atlanta, HelloFresh marked this milestone that reinforces its partnership with the State of Georgia and its commitment to making an impact in the communities it serves.

"We want to thank our partners in Georgia for joining us today to celebrate this important milestone," said Uwe Voss, CEO of HelloFresh US. "At HelloFresh, we work hard to support the communities we operate in with the help of local organizations like Second Helpings Atlanta, Pratt Industries, and community leaders."

HelloFresh’s "Beyond the Box" program advances its mission of changing the way people eat, forever. By targeting broken food systems and ensuring that fresh food is available and accessible to those experiencing food insecurity, HelloFresh has been able to provide food for Atlanta community members in need. Each box provided through the "Beyond the Box" program includes fresh ingredients to make healthy, delicious and protein rich meals.

"This is an amazing milestone to reach and we could not have accomplished this without the support and donations from our partner, HelloFresh," said Andrea Jaron, Executive Director of Second Helpings Atlanta. "By using surplus food from the distribution center, we have been able to reduce food waste in our community and provide food to those who need it."