Regional grocery chain marks milestone with $990,000 in donations to food banks and an in-store campaign to raise an additional $990,000 for local nonprofit organizations
LANDOVER, Md. — Giant Food, the leading Maryland-based grocery chain in the Baltimore region, announced that, in conjunction with its 90th birthday celebrations this year, it will make donations totaling $990,000 to local Feeding America food bank organizations to support the fight against childhood hunger and has launched a fundraising campaign at its 163 stores to raise nearly a million additional dollars for more than a dozen community groups.
Since the start of Giant’s partnership with Feeding America, Giant and the Giant Family Foundation have donated more than $23 million in monetary contributions and more than 26.6 million meals through fresh food recovery programs…