FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jessica Sund
Director of development and communications
507-424-1729
[email protected]
April 24, 2024
ROCHESTER, Minnesota—There is no community across the United States where hunger and food insecurity do not exist and the need for food assistance continues to be high. Locally, in southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin, one in six people are food insecure, including more than 15,000 children.
Local dairy brand Kemps, along with Hy-Vee, is taking action with a donation of shelf stable milk cartons to benefit Channel One Regional Food Bank, which will distribute the items to its network of food shelves, pantries and programs in 14 counties in western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota, including Rochester.
Milk is one of the most requested, yet least donated items at food shelves, as often, these facilities lack sufficient refrigeration. While fresh milk typically only lasts about 20 days from processing, shelf-stable milk lasts up to a year without refrigeration.
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About Channel One Regional Food Bank
Channel One Regional Food Bank, a member of Feeding America, strengthens food access and builds healthy communities. Channel One operates food programs to serve local and area needs such as: a food bank, a food shelf, mobile pantries, Kitchen Coalition, and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Channel One Regional Food Bank mobilizes organizations, volunteers, and donors to serve the network of over 160 nonprofit programs that provide food for children, adults, and families in need. Channel One serves 14 counties across southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. For more information, call 507.287.2350 or visit helpingfeedpeople.org.
About Kemps
Since 1914, Kemps has been delighting families throughout the upper Midwest with wholesome and delicious dairy products. From our beginnings as a small creamery in Southeastern Minnesota, Kemps has extended its roots to include the manufacture and marketing of fresh milk, premium ice cream and frozen yogurt, frozen novelties, sour cream and cottage cheese through retail supermarkets and food service channels. Headquartered today in St. Paul, Minnesota, we operate six manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa and have over 1,200 employees. Kemps is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America. 100% of our profits go to dairy farmers and their families. For more information, visit kemps.com.
About Hy-Vee
Hy-Vee, Inc. is an employee-owned corporation operating more than 285 retail stores across eight Midwestern states with sales of more than $12 billion annually. The supermarket chain is synonymous with quality, variety, convenience, healthy lifestyles, culinary expertise and superior customer service. Hy-Vee ranks in the Top 10 Most Trusted Brands and has been named one of America’s Top 3 favorite grocery stores. The company’s more than 93,000 employees provide “A Helpful Smile in Every Aisle” to customers every day. For additional information, visit hy-vee.com.
