It is a harsh reality that in this land of abundant amber waves of grain, 13.1 million US children live in food-insecure households, according to the USDA. When PepsiCo employees were looking for ways to make a meaningful impact in inner city communities, they wanted to help children that couldn’t access the nutrition they needed.
“We believed that PepsiCo, owner of the country’s largest ‘food-moving fleet,’ could help bring critical food and nutrition to kids in need,” says Matt Smith, director of Food for Good, a purpose-driven business initiative launched in the summer of 2009. “Using our expertise in taste, nutrition and logistics, PepsiCo employees provided children in low-income Dallas neighborhoods with healthy breakfasts, lunches and snacks.”