FEED THE CHILDREN HONORS BEECH-NUT FOR DONATING MORE THAN $2 MILLION WORTH OF BABY FOOD FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN HAITI AND OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Beech-Nut honored during grand opening of new baby food production facility
TOWN OF FLORIDA, NY–At the grand opening ceremony of its new baby food production facility in the Town of Florida, NY, Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation was honored by Feed The Children. The honor recognized the donation of various Beech-Nut baby food products valued at more than $2 million to help Feed The Children in its efforts to assist Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that occurred in January. The donation also will provide relief for children in the U.S. and around the world.
“We are humbled to be associated with an organization such as Feed The Children which is working so hard to continue to assist families and children impacted by this devastating earthquake,” said Jim Schneider, President and CEO, Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation. “Beech-Nut has a long standing relationship with Feed The Children, and we are so proud of the great work they do to provide humanitarian relief to children throughout the world.”
“We are very grateful to Beech-Nut for their efforts to provide relief to so many children who are suffering in Haiti,” said Tony Sellars, spokesman for Feed The Children. “This donation also will allow us to help hungry children elsewhere. Beech-Nut has always been there for us and they are a great partner in the quest to fulfill our mission.”
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About Feed The Children
Founded in 1979, Feed The Children is consistently ranked as one of the 10 largest international charities in the U.S., based on private, non-government support. Feed The Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disasters. In FY 2008, Feed The Children distributed more than 133 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50 states and internationally, supplementing more than 760,000 meals each day. Since its founding, the organization has reached out to help those in need in 119 countries around the globe. For more information, please visit www.feedthechildren.org.
About Beech-Nut
Since 1931, Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation has been built on a history of innovation and dedication to infant nutrition. Headquartered in Amsterdam, New York, Beech-Nut is the number two leading baby food brand in the United States and is committed to deliver more nutrition for parents and babies. As a subsidiary of Hero AG of Lenzburg, Switzerland, a global leader in consumer goods and infant feeding, Beech-Nut is able to combine resources to continuously improve food and nutrition for infants.
About Hero AG
Hero, an international brand-focused consumer-foods group, was founded in 1886 in Lenzburg, Switzerland, and is committed to producing high-quality, nutritious products in its core product categories of Infant Nutrition and Fruit. Hero’s operations are based predominantly in Europe, North America and Middle East/Africa and Turkey/CentralAsia. In 2009, the group generated revenues of in excess of CHF 2 billion with over 4,000 employees. Dr. Arend Oetker is the majority shareholder. |
