News release from Aunt Millie’s Bakeries:
Aunt Millie’s donates 19,200 loaves of bread to Fort Wayne food bank
Aunt Millie’s donated 30 pallets of bread to Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana. The donation is 960 cases of Honey Oatmeal Bread, 20 loaves per case, totaling 19,200 loaves. The food bank will arrange pickup of the bread this week from a freezer facility where it is being stored in Belvedere, Illinois.
In service since 1983, Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana is located in Fort Wayne and serves nine Indiana counties. The not-for-profit organization is dedicated to the alleviation of hunger through the use of donated food and other resources. As the largest food bank in northeast Indiana, it collects and distributes over 10 million pounds of donated, surplus food annually and serves more than 21,100 individuals each week.
Aunt Millie’s Bakeries is a family-owned company headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana since 1901. The company produces Aunt Millie’s bread and bakery products and other brands, which are distributed throughout the Midwest.