Salisbury, Md. (February 12, 2019) — Perdue Farms, through a grant funded by the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, has provided $5,000 to support the Greater Berks Food Bank “Drive Hunger Away” campaign to purchase a new refrigerated box truck.

The new truck will enable Greater Berks Food Bank to distribute thousands of pounds of nutritious frozen and fresh food through its Mobile Market distribution program that serves as many as 700 families a month at seven distribution sites in Berks and Schuylkill counties. The truck will also serve the food bank’s Mobile Direct program, which provides frozen and fresh food to more than 3,000 in-need seniors monthly.

“Greater Berks Food Bank is tremendously grateful for Perdue Farms’ help in the fight against hunger,” said Peg Bianca, executive director of Greater Berks Food Bank. “Each week, we receive thousands of pounds of high-quality proteins from Perdue to distribute to those we serve. Additionally, this grant we were awarded was a huge boost to our campaign to acquire a new truck for our Mobile Market and Mobile Direct programs.”

As part of Perdue’s partnership with Feeding America, of which Greater Berks Food Bank is a valued member, the company also provides regular donations of nutritious no-antibiotics chicken to support the food bank’s hunger relief initiatives. In 2018, Perdue provided 310,000 pounds of protein.

“The problem of hunger is very real in America. We were happy at Perdue to help Greater Berks Food Bank address this serious issue throughout our communities,” said Kim Nechay, executive director of the Perdue Foundation. “The Greater Berks Food Bank is making tremendous strides to end hunger in the Reading area and surrounding communities, and we are happy to continue our support.”

About Greater Berks Food Bank
The Greater Berks Food Bank supplies more than 7 million pounds of food a year from its distribution center to more than 300 charitable food programs — food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, after-school programs and senior facilities — in Berks and Schuylkill counties. Annually, this food nourishes more than 110,000 of our neighbors in need. Learn more about the food bank at www.berksfoodbank.org

About the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation
The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue. As part of our belief in supporting the communities where and with whom we do business, the Foundation provides grants on behalf of Perdue Farms in communities where large numbers of our associates live and work. At Perdue Farms, we believe in responsible food and agriculture®.

About Perdue Farms
We’re a fourth-generation, family owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers and farmers through trusted choices in products and services.

The PERDUE® brand is the number-one brand of fresh chicken in the U.S., and the company is the leader in organic chicken in the U.S., and Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company. As we approach our 100th anniversary in 2020, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We never use drugs for growth promotion in raising poultry and livestock, and we are actively advancing our animal welfare programs. Our brands are leaders in no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey and pork, and in USDA-certified organic chicken. Learn more at www.perduefarms.com.