December 14, 2020

Perdue Farms sends more than 9,000 pounds of protein to US food bank in Iowa

Perdue Farms has delivered more than 9,000 pounds of nutritious protein to the Food Bank of Siouxland in Sioux City, Iowa, the United States, to assist in the organisations' continued efforts to fight food insecurity in the Siouxland community, the company announced this month.

A portion of the fully breaded, ready-to-cook chicken tenders and strips was distributed at a mobile pantry at Hope Food Pantry in Sioux Center, helping feed more than 200 families.

Protein is the most requested category of food at the Food Bank of Siouxland, making the donation especially significant.

"The Food Bank of Siouxland is proud to partner with Perdue Farms and Sioux Center's Hope Food Pantry. With this incredible donation of poultry, we can help provide families some relief during the stresses of uncertain times and a busy holiday season," said Andrea Purdy, associate executive director of the food bank. "Members of the Sioux Center community have consistently come together to provide food to those in need and this generous contribution from Perdue will help ensure that no one goes hungry. We are grateful for their support and the efforts of Hope Food Pantry to make this distribution successful."

Perdue's donation marks its second major protein donation to the Food Bank of Siouxland this year amid the pandemic.

- Perdue