Kroger's Atlanta Division Raises more than $286,000 to Fight Hunger in GA
Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
Kroger’s Atlanta Division announced that its customers and associates in Georgia raised more than $286,000 in just seven weeks to fight hunger in metro Atlanta and across Georgia.
The funds were raised through Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Holiday Hunger Round-up Campaign and will be directed to The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, with one hundred percent of customer donations going to the community’s local hunger relief organizations.
“We are excited about the generosity of our customers and the devotion of our associates to Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste mission,” said Tammie Young-Ennaemba, corporate affairs manager for Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “The money raised through our Holiday Hunger Round-up will help fight food insecurity and help those in need throughout the State of Georgia.”
In total, Kroger’s Atlanta Division, which includes Georgia, as well as East Alabama and South Carolina, raised almost $300 million through the campaign.
The Holiday Hunger Round-up campaign is part of Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste commitment. Since 2018, the Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation has directed more than $48 million to organizations, innovators and changemakers across the country to address a fundamental absurdity in our nation’s food system: 35% of food produced in the U.S. is thrown away, yet 42 million Americans struggle with hunger. At the same time, Kroger associates have rescued 90 million pounds of wholesome food from stores, food processing plants and distribution centers.
