Representatives from Philadelphia-based deli meat and cheese company Dietz & Watson, in conjunction with Food City, recently delivered nearly 3,000 pounds of premium deli meats and sausages to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank along with a check for $2,250, according to a news release. The donation, valued at $22,500 with food products, was part of a Dietz & Watson and Food City annual program called Families Helping Families.
For the past seven years and now into the eighth year, the Families Helping Families program has resulted in donations of more than $500,000 in cash and products to local charities and food banks near retail partners nationwide, the news release stated.
Families Helping Families is a Dietz & Watson charitable purchase program run in conjunction with partner supermarkets around the country that encourages people to purchase Dietz & Watson products at their local service delis to support a local charity or organization within the retailer’s community. For every pound of Dietz & Watson meats or cheeses purchased at area Food City supermarket delis during the promotion, a donation is made to the charity selected by the retailer, according to the release.
Through a network of partners, the Chattanooga Area Food Bank distributes enough groceries for more than 14 million meals in 20 counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia.
Tammy Baumgardner