Helping in a unique way
“In times like this communities come together and families help other families,” says Adam Lyche, the plant manager at Chanhassen. “By making this gift, General Mills is enabling the Chanhassen plant family to help families around the U.S. in this critical time of need.”
Because of school and restaurant closures due to stay-at-home orders, our plants – like Chanhassen – that support our Foodservice business have the capacity to help Feeding America in this unique way.
“By utilizing those production lines, our team members at our plants are really stepping up to help produce this much-needed food. It’s amazing,” says Shawn O’Grady, group president of the Convenience Stores & Foodservice segment at General Mills.
O’Grady is on the board of directors for Feeding America and Second Harvest Heartland, so he was well aware of the urgency of their hunger relief needs.
“As a food manufacturer, it’s so important for us to step forward at a time when so many new people are really in need,” he adds. “It’s really exciting to be able to engage with our plants and our people to solve this problem.”
