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The Save Mart Companies and Keurig Dr Pepper Launch Friends Feeding Friends Hunger Relief Campaign with $120K Corporate Match
The Save Mart Companies, one of the West Coast's largest regional, full-service grocery chains, today launched its annual Friends Feeding Friends holiday food drive in partnership with Keurig Dr Pepper. Running through January 1, 2026 at all Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx stores across California and Western Nevada, this year's campaign arrives at a critical moment as families face economic hardship and rising food insecurity. The Save Mart Companies and Keurig Dr Pepper have committed a combine
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