Article: U.S. Foodservice-Minnesota and Vendors Donate 12.5 Tons of Food to Second Harvest Heartland.

Fresh produce, meat, canned, dry and frozen food items help feed region's hungry

PLYMOUTH, Minn., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Foodservice Minnesota Division, with the support of its vendors, delivered more than 25,000 pounds of food to the Maplewood Distribution Center of Second Harvest Heartland, the Upper Midwest's largest hunger-relief organization.

The company's 48-foot tractor trailer rig was packed full of fresh fruits and vegetables--which are frequently in short supply at area food banks. The donation, which also included meat, bread, canned and frozen foods, will help provide more than 19,000 meals to hungry children, families and seniors in ...

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