LEESBURG, Fla. — As operations are winding down at the Kroger fulfillment center in Groveland, the company made a $50,000 donation to a Central Florida nonprofit to help fight food insecurity.
The company announced it was shutting down operations in Central Florida in November, and while the change affects workers and customers, it also impacts area nonprofits.
United Way officials say that in past years, Kroger was a prime donor to their annual “United We Give” pre-Thanksgiving food distribution. The company would donate food items for the meals that fed more than 600 families…