In celebration of the upcoming race weekend in Bristol, Smithfield and Food City are partnering to donate 40,000 pounds of protein each to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee and Feeding America Southwest Virginia, for a combined total donation of 80,000 pounds to two local food banks serving the Bristol community.

This significant donation in Bristol is part of Smithfield’s Helping Hungry Homes tour, the company’s coast-to-coast effort to help families and individuals become more food secure.

Representatives from Smithfield and Food City will present the donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee and Feeding America Southwest Virginia on Friday, March 14th at 6:00 PM during the Food City Race Night at Bristol Motor Speedway, located at 151 Speedway Blvd, Bristol, TN.

“Food City has a long history of community involvement and support of our local food banks, so it’s a privilege to participate in these substantial protein donations alongside Smithfield,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City President and CEO.

“Smithfield has made more than 180 donations across the country under the company’s Helping Hungry Homes program. Through this donation, we will provide more than 320,000 servings of protein to the Bristol area,” said Dennis Pittman, Smithfield Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs. “So many race fans are loyal customers of Smithfield and Food City. As the sponsor of the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports race team with driver Aric Almirola, it’s important for us to give back to communities that support us, and our race team, throughout the year. We’re proud to partner with Food City to make this substantial donation to benefit families in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.”

Smithfield Foods and its independent operating companies have a long history of stocking food banks, supporting after-school nutrition programs and providing food relief in the wake of natural disasters. In January 2008, Smithfield established their Helping Hungry Homes® initiatives to help ensure that American families in need do not go hungry. 

About Food City

Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores operates 105 retail food outlets throughout the tri-state regions of Southeast Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and Northeast Tennessee. For more information, visit www.FoodCity.com.  

About Smithfield-Farmland 

In August 2013, two Smithfield Foods subsidiaries, The Smithfield Packing Company and Farmland Foods, realigned to form the Smithfield-Farmland Packaged Food Group, and Smithfield-Farmland Fresh Meat Group. This union brought together two leading pork suppliers, both known for their high-quality retail and foodservice offerings in the United States and abroad across a variety of Fresh and Packaged categories. In addition to the Smithfield and Farmland brands, the company’s Gwaltney and Cook’s products are among the leaders in their respective markets. For more information, visit www.Smithfield.com and www.FarmlandFoods.com.