As officials search for more 'out of the box' solutions to transport food from farmers to food banks during the coronavirus pandemic, Kroger is lending a hand.
Signage is displayed outside a Kroger Co. supermarket in Louisville, Ken., March 5, 2019."These are people that had jobs, that were working families, and are now trying to find the next meal from wherever it can come from," he said., part of which will include a monthly purchase of $100 million of surplus fruits, vegetables, dairy products and meat products that can be distributed to food banks across the country.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue believes that the program will"provide direct financial relief to our farmers and ranchers." "This program will not only provide direct financial relief to our farmers and ranchers," Perdue said. "It will allow for the purchase and distribution of our agricultural abundance in this country to help our fellow Americans in need.
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