Feeding America News:

• • • • • Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods partner with Feeding America team up to donate 37,000 pounds of food to Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico and the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico
          

ALBUQUERQUE – For the seventh year in a row, Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods have joined forces to help end hunger across the United States.

The three companies donated 37,000 pounds of food – equating to over 25,000 meals – to Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico and the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico through a partnership with Feeding America. Millions of Americans are facing lost or reduced food stamp benefits this year, and Feeding America food banks – like Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico and the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico – are struggling to keep up with demand.

Representatives from each of the organizations visited Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico today to volunteer, deliver the donation, and tour the facility. As part of this partnership, Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods donated 5,000 pounds of bread and 32,000 pounds of protein that will be given to individuals and families over the coming weeks.

“We are so thankful to our corporate partners for this generous donation,” said Dana Yost President and CEO of Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico. “The end of pandemic-era food stamp benefits, increased food prices, and higher costs for basic living expenses has caused extra difficulties for families, many of whom are turning to charitable hunger food programs to help cover their family’s meal gap.”

“Donations like this help us keep up with the increased demand to ensure that people have access to food,” said Dianna Sprague, Executive Director of the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico. “Thanks to the generosity of Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods, this donation comes at an important time as need tends to spike during the holiday season.”

Through its partnerships and individual donations, Feeding America – the largest domestic hunger relief organization in the United States – provides food to millions of Americans through a network of 200-member food banks, including Roadrunner Food Bank, and 60,000 partner agencies nationwide.

About Bimbo Bakeries USA

Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) is a leader in the baking industry, known for its category leading brands, innovative products, freshness and quality. Our team of 20,000 U.S. associates operates more than 50 manufacturing locations in the United States. Over 11,000 distribution routes deliver our leading brands such as Arnold®, Artesano®, Ball Park®, Bimbo®, Boboli®, Brownberry®, Entenmann’s®, Little Bites®, Marinela®, Mrs Bairds®, Oroweat®, Sara Lee®, Stroehmann®, and Thomas’®. Bimbo Bakeries USA is owned by Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., the world’s largest baking company with operations in 34 countries.

About Feeding America

Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of more than 200 food banks, 21 statewide food bank associations, and over 60,000 partner agencies, food pantries and meal programs, we helped provide 5.2 billion meals to tens of millions of people in need last year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; brings attention to the social and systemic barriers that contribute to food insecurity in our nation; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

About Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s available and raise the world’s expectations for how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company has 142,000 team members. Through its Core Values, Tyson Foods strives to operate with integrity, create value for its shareholders,  customers, communities and team members and serve as stewards of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it. Visit www.tysonfoods.com.

About Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico

New Mexico is ranked as one of the hungriest and most poverty-stricken states in the nation. Roadrunner® Food Bank, a Feeding America member, is the largest non-profit dedicated to solving hunger in New Mexico and operates locations in Albuquerque and Las Cruces. Last year, the Food Bank distributed up to 34 million pounds of food through its own programs, a statewide network of partner agencies, and regional food banks. Every week tens of thousands of people are helped by the food bank’s network. For more information on solving hunger in New Mexico, visit www.rrfb.org, or follow us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn.

About the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico

The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico is a 501c3 non-profit, a member of the New Mexico Association of Food Banks and Partner Distribution Organization for Feeding America. Established in 1983 by the late Nancy Taylor and the Clovis Altrusa Club, the organization currently serves Curry, Roosevelt, Quay, DeBaca and Guadalupe Counties in New Mexico through multiple programs. Learn more at https://www.fbenm.org/ or follow us on Facebook.