Peanut Industry Donates Peanut Butter to Harvest Hope Food Bank
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner
Media Contact:Elizabeth Shuler; 803-734-0328; eshuler@scda.sc.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 14, 2015
Peanut Industry Donates Peanut Butter to Harvest Hope Food Bank
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The National Peanut Board, along with peanut butter manufacturers and state peanut grower organizations, donated 62,010 jars of peanut butter to Harvest Hope Food Bank through Peanut Proud, a non-profit organization of the U.S. Peanut Industry. The retail value of the donation is estimated at $180,000.
Commissioner Hugh Weathers and South Carolina peanut growers Monty Rast and Brent Cogdill visited Harvest Hope Food Bank Wednesday morning as the last shipment was delivered.
“So many people have been terribly affected by the recent rain and flood event. This donation by peanut processors and farmers, who are facing losses themselves, is a humbling display of generosity and resiliency. And we thank Harvest Hope for getting food to the folks who need it,” said Commissioner Weathers
The shipment included peanut butter manufactured by J.M. Smucker Company, Algood Foods, Golden Boy Foods, The Kroger Company, and John B. Sanfilippo & Sons. The National Peanut Board, the Georgia Peanut Commission, the Virginia Peanut Growers Association, and North Carolina Peanut Growers Association were gracious in their donations to help with disaster relief in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture and the South Carolina Peanut Board are appreciative of the peanut industry’s donation. To learn more about Peanut Proud, visit peanutproud.com.
(From left to right) Brent Cogdill, Monty Rast, and Commissioner Weathers at Harvest Hope Food Bank on October 14 as the last shipment of peanut butter arrived.
National Peanut Board Donates Peanut Butter to Harvest Hope Press Release
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