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WHAT: | Kraft Foods is bringing the fight against hunger to its own backyard with an 8,000-square-foot sustainable fruit and vegetable garden at its Northfield, Ill. headquarters. The Kraft Foods Garden, a collaboration with the Chicago Botanic Garden, will be unveiled Monday by executives in front of employees, members of the community and many of the company's nonprofit partners. The garden will produce an estimated 14,000 pounds of organically-grown fruits and vegetables annually - the equivalent of 28,000 meals for those struggling with hunger in Illinois. Excellent photo and video opportunities - the crops are already coming up! | |
WHO: | Remarks to be given by: Marc Firestone, Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs, Kraft Foods Sophia Siskel, President and CEO, Chicago Botanic Garden | |
WHEN: | Monday, June 13 10:30 a.m. - Required media arrival time 11 a.m. - Event start time | |
WHERE: | Kraft Foods - Global Headquarters Three Lakes Drive (entrance on Waukegan Road) Northfield, Illinois | |
ABOUT KRAFT FOODS | Kraft Foods is committed to fighting hunger around the world - and literally in its own backyard. Over the past 25 years, the company and the Kraft Foods Foundation have donated more than $1 billion in cash and food to hunger-relief organizations. | |
MEDIA CONTACT: | Julia Fernandez 847.646.7279 (office) 847.778.9492 (mobile) Julia.Fernandez@KraftFoods.com | |
SOURCE Kraft Foods
