ConAgra Cares Committee
The ConAgra Cares Committee's mission is to encourage community involvement and promote employee engagement.
The Committee is not currently accepting unsolicited proposals. We are aligning our giving with our core focus areas of hunger, children's charities and cancer research.
Partnership with Second Harvest
Food Donor Profile
ConAgra Foods
CONAGRA FOODS INC. is one of North Americas largest packaged food manufacturers and is behind many familiar household items such as Orville Redenbachers Gourmet Popping Corn, Reddi Wip, Chef Boyardee, and Butterball Turkey. Since the sale of its fist bag of flour in 1867, ConAgra Foods has grown from a small Nebraska company into an industry-leading corporation.
In its Canadian operations ConAgra has become one of Second Harvests greatest supporters, donating over 420,000 pounds of food. Additionally, ConAgra has committed $50,000 over 5 years in support of Second Harvest. This donation has ensured that Second Harvest was able to deliver food to underserved high-need areas such as Rexdale, Scarborough and Etobicoke.
Not only does the company support Second Harvest but Canadian ConAgra employees have shown tremendous support with an employee-run Lunch Money Day and Thanksgiving fundraising campaign, which have raised over $6,000. ConAgra employees often volunteer their time at Toronto Taste and for food sorts to help break down bulk food into smaller boxes for distribution.
Operations Manager Kate Ledgley says, ConAgra is one of those rare and wonderful companies that contributes food, funds AND volunteer time. The dedication of the company and its employees to Second Harvest is amazing and inspiring. We are fortunate to have their support on so many levels, and simply could not feed as many people as we do without their help. They not only talk about community support; they demonstrate it as every level.
Putting food and funds together, ConAgra has helped Second Harvest to provide well over 150,000 meals.
