Market Street donates more than 50,000 pounds of apples across Texas & New Mexico as
part of the Take a Bite Out of HungerTM program
Minnie’s Food Pantry receives 10,530 lbs. of apples
PLANO, Texas — On Wednesday, Market Street donated 10,530 pounds of apples to the Minnie’s
Food Pantry as part of the Take a Bite Out of HungerTM program. This donation is part of a larger
donation of more than 50,000 pounds of apples across Texas and New Mexico.
Over the 14 years of the Take a Bite Out of HungerTM program, United Family stores have donated
600,000 pounds of apples and fed more than 167,000 families. Now in the fourteenth year, the
company continues to add to that total.
“The United Family feels very blessed to be in the position to make these donations for the
fourteenth year in a row,” said Joseph Bunting, produce business director for The United Family.
“We know just how important donations of fresh produce can be for food banks and their clients.
We are so thankful for this partnership with FirstFruits and the hard work of our team members
across Texas and New Mexico.”
This donation marks a continuing commitment by The United Family as original partners of the
Take a Bite of HungerTM program, sponsored by FirstFruits Farms. FirstFruits created the program
to help feed the underserved while bringing attention to the problem of food insecurity across the
country.
“Washington state had one of the largest apple crops this season,” said Aimee Peters, business
development manager of FirstFruits. “We’re proud to partner with retailers like United
Supermarkets who participate in our Take a Bite Out of Hunger program to support apple volume
movement from our farm to their customers while also investing in their communities to donate
fresh apples to neighborhoods that are underserved of fresh, nutritious foods. Cheers to our 14th
year of partnership on this program! We appreciate the support.”
Food Banks Receiving Donations:
• South Plains Food Bank – Lubbock, TX
• High Plains Food Bank – Amarillo, TX
• Food Bank of West Central Texas – Abilene, TX
• Minnie’s Food Pantry – Dallas, TX
• West Texas Food Bank – Odessa/Midland, TX
• Wichita Falls Area Food Bank – Wichita Falls, TX
• Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico – Clovis, NM
• Roadrunner Food Bank – Albuquerque, NM
• The Storehouse New Mexico – Albuquerque, NM
Media Contacts:
Joey Marcades
Communications Manager
C: 806.281.8078
jmarcades@unitedtexas.com
Abie Rampy
Director of Public Relations
C: 806.438.1194
abie.rampy@unitedtexas.com
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About The United Family®
In its 108th year of operation, United Supermarkets, LLC – d.b.a. The United Family® – is a Texas-
based grocery chain with stores in 54 communities in Texas and New Mexico. A self-distributing
company with headquarters and distribution centers in Lubbock, The United Family currently
operates 98 stores under five unique banners: United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos,
Albertsons Market and United Express, along with ancillary operations R.C. Taylor Distributing,
USM Manufacturing, United Food and Beverage Services and Llano Logistics. The company is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Albertsons Companies, Inc. For more information, please
visit www.theunitedfamily.com.