Publix gives Northeast Florida food bank $1.1 million to move food faster into rural counties

• Publix donates $1.1 million to Feeding Northeast Florida to help move food faster into rural communities within its 12-county service area.

In rural Northeast Florida, the challenge isn’t only the rising cost of groceries for struggling families but also getting food to people quickly enough as demand grows.

To ease that problem, Publix is donating $1.1 million to Feeding Northeast Florida, according to Jacksonville Today.

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