Winn-Dixie’s (WINN) Food Recovery Program Provided Six Million Nutritious Meals in First Year

Jun. 20, 2011 (Business Wire) — Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: WINN), announced today that the grocer provided approximately eight million pounds of perishable items – or more than six million nutritious meals – to the affiliate food banks of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Winn-Dixie first piloted its food recovery program in 10 stores beginning in January 2009 and expanded the program to all of its stores last April.

“Food banks continue to see requests for help from many families who are struggling to provide three square meals a day,” said Mary Kellmanson, group vice president of marketing for Winn-Dixie. “At Winn-Dixie, our goal is to be at the heart of our neighborhoods, and that’s why we created the food recovery program – to ease the stress on the food banks and to help provide better nutrition to families who need it the most.”

The grocer partners with local Feeding America affiliate food banks in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana, donating perishable items that reach their ‘sell by’ date but are still usable and nutritious to feed the hungry. Donations of usable food by stores include bread, meats, cheeses, bagged fruits and vegetables, gelatin desserts, and sandwiches. Local Feeding America affiliate food banks visit the stores every few days to pick up the food donations, which are quickly distributed to after-school feeding programs, homeless shelters and food pantries.

“Feeding America is so grateful to Winn-Dixie for this generous donation of nutritious food through their Food Recovery Program,” said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America. “We are committed to securing nutritious food and groceries for the people we serve. Winn-Dixie’s contribution is tremendously important, especially during this time, when so many Americans are in need of emergency food assistance.”

One in six Americans struggles with hunger, including many children. Feeding America and its network of regional food banks is helping feed people in need. To find out how to help, go to http://feedingamerica.org/get-involved.aspx.

About Feeding America

Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 61,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit http://www.feedingamerica.org. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow our news on Twitter at twitter.com/FeedingAmerica.

About Winn-Dixie

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., is one of the nation’s largest food retailers. Founded in 1925, the Company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. The Company currently operates 484 retail grocery locations, including 379 in-store pharmacies, in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi. For more information, please visit www.winn-dixie.com.

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