Though you would n’t know it from looking at cleared - out supermarket shelves , James Leonard Farmer are dealing with a bigfood wasteproblem . With major buyers like hotels and restaurants closed during theCOVID-19crisis , producers have been forced todestroy cropsand other perishable item they ca n’t sell . Food money box , meanwhile , are facingincreased demandand a shortage of supplies . AsCBS Newsreports , Publix is responding to both issues by purchasing grand of pounds of produce from farmers and donate it tofood banks .
The southeastern U.S. supermarket chain announced on April 22 that it plan to donate 150,000 pounds of green groceries and 43,500 gal of milk to Feeding America over the next week . While there is n’t a food shortage in America , the be supply Sir Ernst Boris Chain make it hard to get surplus food directly to the many people out of work and school day who currently call for it . As a major grocery chain , Publix is in a place to buy these goods straight from farmers and assure they do n’t go to thriftlessness . Not only does the initiative fight hunger , but it also support sodbuster during a tumultuous time for the manufacture .
“ We are thrilled about Publix ’s enterprisingness to bribe extra Milk River from Southeast Milk for processing and contribution to Feeding America extremity intellectual nourishment banks , ” Joe Wright , the president of Southeast Milk Inc. , said in anews freeing . “ It ’s a win - win for our farmers who are feeling the impact of decreased need and the families who are in want of nutritive - rich milk during this pandemic . ”
After buying green goods from Florida husbandman and milk from southeastern dairy James Leonard Farmer , Publix will donate the point to Feeding America branches in the farms ' local communities . The go-ahead , which launched on Wednesday , is expect to last for several calendar week .
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