Carando and TOPS Partner to Donate Spiral Sliced Hams to the Food Bank of Western New York

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 03, 2016 -- Carando, the artisan brand of Classic Italian Meats, partnered with TOPS Friendly Markets to donate 500 spiral sliced hams to the Food Bank of Western New York during their 11^th annual Food 2 Families event.

On Friday morning in Depew, N.Y., representatives from Carando and TOPS presented 125 cases of hams to the food bank at one of the six TOPS stores participating in the Food 2 Families event. During November, TOPS sold Brown Bags of Hope to benefit the food bank leading up to the outdoor food and fund drive. This donation from Carando will help complete 500 holiday meals for families in need, providing each with a ham to enjoy.

“Carando stands for quality and heritage, so it’s important that the brand continues its tradition of giving back to the community,” said Michael J. Sargent, senior brand manager for Smithfield Foods. “We are extremely humbled to be able to help so many families in need by providing hams to an incredible organization like the Food Bank of Western New York.”

Helping as many as 129,000 individuals each month, the Food Bank of Western New York distributes food to 329 member agencies in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties. The food is dispersed to local families in need through food pantries, soup kitchens, and other programs.

This donation was made as part of the Carando Cares program, an ongoing campaign established in 2013 to support organizations making a positive difference in local communities. Carando Cares has made monetary and in-kind donations of more than $250,000 since the program’s inception.

For more information about Carando and Carando Cares, please visit www.carando.com or www.Facebook.com/CarandoMeats.

Carando is a brand of Smithfield Foods.

About Carando
All of our classic Italian meats stay true to the traditional recipes that our founder, Pietro Carando, brought to America from his boyhood home in Torino, Italy. One taste is all it takes to discover the authentic Italian difference of Carando. For more information, visit www.carando.com.

About Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods is a $14 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield®, Eckrich®, Nathan's Famous®, Farmland®, Armour®, John Morrell®, Cook's®, Kretschmar®, Gwaltney®, Curly's®, Margherita®, Carando®, Healthy Ones®, Krakus®, Morliny®, and Berlinki®. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com.

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