Troy Hawkshead, Plant Manager at Hormel tells KNIA/KRLS News that the Knoxville plant will donate $4,000 to the Helping Hands Food Pantry and $6,000 to Meals on Wheels in Knoxville.
The plant has provided funds to these organizations since 2011.
In 2014, Hormel Foods donated $390,000 to local hunger relief organizations in 39 U.S. communities where it has manufacturing facilities, bringing the program’s total contribution to local hunger relief efforts to nearly $1 million.