{"id":47262,"date":"2016-08-17T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-grocery-outlet-raises-over-half-a-million-dollars-during-independence-from-hunger-campaign\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T11:37:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T15:37:52","slug":"grocery-outlet-recauda-mas-de-medio-millon-de-dolares-durante-su-campana-independence-from-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/grocery-outlet-recauda-mas-de-medio-millon-de-dolares-durante-su-campana-independence-from-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Grocery Outlet Raises Over Half A Million Dollars During &#8216;Independence From Hunger\u00ae&#8217; Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">EMERYVILLE, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 17, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0With hunger currently impacting 1 in every 6 Americans<b><b><sup>1<\/sup><\/b><\/b>, this year&#8217;s 6<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Grocery Outlet Independence from Hunger\u00ae Campaign reached an important milestone nationwide: over <span class=\"xn-money\">$500,000<\/span> raised by concerned customers, employees and independent store operators in six states to fight this urgent issue. \u00a0Since launching this campaign in 2010, Grocery Outlet has raised over <span class=\"xn-money\">$2.2 million<\/span> to address critical food insecurity needs in the communities the company serves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg623bleft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg623bleft\" title=\"Grocery Outlet Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Grocery Outlet Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20160817\/399061LOGO\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We thank our customers, employees, and store operators for their incredible generosity during this effort,&#8221; said Grocery Outlet Inc. Co-CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Eric Lindberg<\/span>. &#8220;By working together, all of us can combat the issue of food insecurity and help our neighbors in need.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grocery Outlet customers helped in a number of ways including purchasing specially-marked &#8220;high-need&#8221; food items, purchasing pre-made bags filled with an assortment of high-need groceries or making a monetary donation at the register.\u00a0Together, all of these elements will help serve thousands families experiencing hunger in the six states where Grocery Outlet stores operate. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the 2016 campaign, each of the more than 250 Grocery Outlet stores throughout the nation teamed up with a local food agency in their area, and all donations received throughout the campaign went directly to that partner. All Grocery Outlet stores are independently owned and operated by families who are committed to giving back to the local community. For more information more information on the Independence from Hunger\u00ae food drive and Grocery Outlet, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groceryoutlet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GroceryOutlet.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Grocery Outlet<br \/><\/b>Based in <span class=\"xn-location\">Emeryville, California<\/span>, Grocery Outlet offers big savings on brand name products, with customers able to save 40% to 70% compared to conventional retailers. The fastest growing, &#8220;extreme-value&#8221; grocer in the U.S., Grocery Outlet has over 250 locations in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Idaho<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Oregon<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Pennsylvania<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>. Grocery Outlet carries a full range of products: fresh produce, meat and dairy, a wide assortment of organic choices in its NOSH section, beer and wine, health and beauty care, as well as seasonal items. A third-generation family-led company founded in 1946, Grocery Outlet&#8217;s mission has always been to provide customers an exciting place to find WOW savings on name brands they trust. Grocery Outlet stores are independently operated by local families. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groceryoutlet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.GroceryOutlet.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><sup>1 <\/sup><i>U.S. Census Bureau, Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S. &#8211; Data collected in 2014 and released September, 2015<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160817\/399061LOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160817\/399061LOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">EMERYVILLE, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 17, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0With hunger currently impacting 1 in every 6 Americans<b><b><sup>1<\/sup><\/b><\/b>, this year&#8217;s 6<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Grocery Outlet Independence from Hunger\u00ae Campaign reached an important milestone nationwide: over <span class=\"xn-money\">$500,000<\/span> raised by concerned customers, employees and independent store operators in six states to fight this urgent issue. \u00a0Since launching this campaign in 2010, Grocery Outlet has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}