LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Foods Co is
pleased to announce that it is raising funds to support UC Davis Children's Hospital and UC San Francisco Children's
Hospital.
Foods Co customers and associates can support the two children's hospitals through the supermarket chain's nonprofit arm, The
Foods Co Fund, by donating their spare change in collection canisters located at the checkstands in their neighborhood Foods Co
store. The children's hospital fund-raising campaign runs from February 1 to May 26, 2017.
"Foods Co believes strongly in giving back to the community," said Bryan Kaltenbach, President
of Foods Co. "We're pleased to extend our commitment to our local children's hospitals and give families and children hope
through the outstanding work these hospitals do to provide world-class medical care for children."
Children's hospitals that will benefit from the charitable fundraising drive include:
- UC Davis Children's Hospital
- UC San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital
- Valley Children's Hospital (Fresno)
Foods Co operates 22 stores in central and northern California, including six stores in the
Bay Area, four stores in the greater Sacramento Valley area and seven stores in the Fresno
area.
Since 2005, Foods Co and its sister company, Southern California-based Food 4 Less, have
combined to give more than $1.5 million to children's hospitals.
About Foods Co:
Foods Co is a member of the Southern California-based Food 4 Less Stores family of
supermarkets. Food 4 Less operates 131 price-impact, warehouse-format supermarkets under the banners Food 4 Less in Southern California, Illinois and Indiana,
and Foods Co in Central and Northern California, from its headquarters in Compton, CA. Food 4 Less is a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., (NYSE:KR), one of the nation's largest grocery
retailers, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about Food 4 Less, please
visit our website at www.food4less.com.
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