Greeley-based JBS USA and cattle farmers and ranchers from around the country will make the largest-ever donation and delivery of 16,000 pounds of beef to Colorado’s Feeding America Food Banks.
“JBS has a strong tradition of community involvement, particularly with food banks,” said Bill Rupp, chief operating officer of JBS, the world’s largest animal protein processor. “In 2010, we donated nearly 30,000 pounds of food, which went directly to families in need right here in Colorado. We began as a family business and providing families with high-quality food remains our key priority today.”
The beef donation will be delivered to Food Bank of the Rockies. which willdistribute the donation to five Feeding America member food banks throughout the state reaching 1,500 nonprofit agencies statewide.
