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Papa Johns® and The Papa John’s Foundation for Building Community Broaden Efforts to Fight Food Insecurity; Announce Commitment to Donate 10 Million Meals Over Next Five Years
To Kick-off Hunger Action Month, Papa Johns expands Harvest Program, launches new partnerships with organizations working to relieve hunger and increases
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nTo Kick-off Hunger Action Month, Papa Johns expands Harvest Program, launches new partnerships with organizations working to relieve hunger and increases funding to help franchisees feed their local communities\n\n LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAs citizens, community organizations and businesses across the U.S. join together to fight hunger during Hunger Action Month in September, Papa Johns and The Papa John’s Foundation for Building Community today announced a goal to donate 10 million meals to those in need over the next five years. The new commitment will blend food donations, grants to hunger relief organizations and team member volunteer efforts that deepen the impact of long-standing work by Papa Johns, its franchise partners and the Foundation to build more food-secure families in the communities they serve.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220830005251/en/\n“As a pizza company, Papa Johns is in a unique position to support a cause that our team members and franchise partners are passionate about – feeding our communities and, in particular, providing meals to those in the greatest need,” said Madeline Chadwick, SVP of Communications & Corporate Affairs at Papa Johns. “Throughout the company’s history, the Papa Johns family, in partnership with our hunger relief partners, has been on the ground to support the most vulnerable during challenging times, including in the wake of natural disasters as well as throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This new, bold goal is a demonstration of our commitment to eradicating hunger in our communities and our continued support of the organizations on the front lines of the hunger crisis.”\n\nPapa Johns and the Foundation plan to deliver on their 10-million-meal goal through four strategic initiatives:\n\n\nIncreasing the amount of surplus food donated by Papa Johns restaurants while also reducing food waste through an expansion of the Papa Johns Harvest Program. This program is a partnership with Food Donation Connection, which coordinates surplus food donations from Papa Johns restaurants, and has delivered 3.4 million meals to families since 2010;\n\n\nProviding grants from The Papa John’s Foundation to national non-profits, including a new partnership with The Farmlink Project, which connects farmers to...