Smithfield Foods, in partnership with Hy-Vee, donated 32,000 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Iowa to fight hunger and provide nutritionally important protein for family tables.
The donation, including ham, bacon, sausage and other Smithfield pork products, will provide nearly 130,000 servings of protein to individuals facing food insecurity in 55 counties throughout Iowa. Following the donation, team members from Smithfield’s Des Moines, Altoona, Carroll, Denison and Algona locations volunteered at the food bank, sorting and packing a record-breaking 4,865 pounds of potatoes.