Working to Alleviate Global Hunger

The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation (Kraft Heinz Foundation) pursues its mission through strategic partnerships with organizations that have programs aligned with hunger relief, nutrition support, and self-sustaining food sources.

Provide 1.5 billion meals to people in need by 2025 from 2019.

66%

Our work towards alleviating global hunger is deeply rooted in the collective determination of our Foundation partners, Kraft Heinz brands, and dedicated employees. Kraft Heinz employees from all corners of the world have passionately joined the Foundation’s work through annual volunteer efforts, underscoring the critical nature and immediacy of our work in helping to alleviate world hunger.

We are currently focused on our goal of providing 1.5 billion meals to those in need by 2025. In 2022 alone, we provided approximately 334 million meals to people in need. From 2019 through 2022, we’re 66 percent of the way to our 2025 goal of providing 1.5 billion meals to those in need.

We have aligned our current key partners towards this goal:

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Kraft Heinz defines a ‘meal’ or ‘meal equivalency’ as a unit of food or nutritional value. Kraft Heinz utilizes the meal count as a general guide to estimate the impact and reach of our philanthropic work to improve food insecurity. Meal equivalencies are calculated in close partnership with our expert charity partners and are based on several factors including targeted group (e.g. children, adults, etc), local needs and regulations in the areas where they serve. For in-kind donations, where no specific meal equivalency calculation is available, Kraft Heinz uses the standard USDA equivalency where 1 meal is equivalent to 1.2 pounds of food.

Kraft Heinz is continuously striving to improve our approach to calculating the impact of our philanthropic work. In 2022, we further improved our meal equivalency calculation methodology in close collaboration with a global partner, which we also applied retroactively from 2020 to ensure consistency. This resulted in a lower restatement of historical meals from 2020-2021. We are still proudly on track to achieving our goal of providing 1.5 billon meals to people in need in advance of 2025. 

Kraft Heinz Employees’ Global Meal Packathon Returns

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraft Heinz employees came “Together at the Table” in 2022 to fight global hunger by packing meals for children and families in need through the annual Kraft Heinz Meal Packathon – our largest company-wide volunteering effort. Organized in partnership with Rise Against Hunger, Kraft Heinz offices and factories around the world joined together to pack approximately 700,000 meals for children and families in need and raise awareness about global hunger. During this employee-led event, Kraft Heinz employees packed Rise Against Hunger’s signature meals that contain a blend of rice, soy, dried vegetables, and a micronutrient sachet developed in collaboration with food science and nutrition experts from Kraft Heinz.

Kraft Heinz Brands Take Action
to Support Communities

Quero and Comida Invisível Partner to Reduce Food Waste and Hunger in Nerópolis, Brazil

In 2022, our Quero brand in Brazil launched an initiative to combat hunger and accelerate the growth of local circular economies by partnering with social tech startup Comida Invisível to create the Nerópolis Without Food Waste program. To start the food recovery program, Kraft Heinz and Comida Invisível secured buy-in from Nerópolis local authorities, business members, food producers, and teachers and enrolled more than 300 food-insecure families. Through Nerópolis Without Food Waste, which is wholly funded by Kraft Heinz, families were connected to 14,000 pounds of produce that would have otherwise been wasted due to its appearance. Additional support was provided to program participants through community events and increased access to social services and nutritionists. As Kraft Heinz and Comida Invisível look to the next phase of the program, they are planning to significantly grow its impact by expanding to more Nerópolis families and food producers.

Heinz continues partnership with The LEE Initiative to Help Preserve Black-Owned Restaurants’ Cultural Legacy

The Heinz Black Kitchen Initiative, a partnership with The LEE Initiative and Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice (SRRJ), began in 2021 with the ambition to celebrate, uplift, and preserve the legacy of Black food by breaking down the barriers that keep Black voices and cooking out of the American culinary pantheon through a grant program for Black food business entrepreneurs. To further celebrate these voices, we also launched the award-winning Black Kitchen Series podcast, which spotlights Black culinary innovators and the many ways Black individuals are moving the culinary space forward. In 2022, Heinz continued this vibrant partnership resulting in more than 65 restaurants across the U.S. receiving grants from the Black Kitchen Initiative and bringing the brand’s total grant contribution so far to $2 million, with plans to continue expanding this program in 2023.

ABC Brands Meets Community Nutrition Needs in Indonesia

Driven by a commitment to the communities across Indonesia where employees live and work, Kraft Heinz Indonesia, led by our legendary ABC brand, strives to do the right thing in all aspects of its business. Kraft Heinz Indonesia collaborates with over 20 local community partners through various food donation programs, donating meal packages to those in need. A key focus of this community work includes efforts in Indonesia to combat hunger while supporting national programs to accelerate stunting prevention, one of the critical social issues in childhood malnutrition.

Commitment to Zero Food Waste, Zero Hunger Through School Breakfast Programs

In 2022, ABC partnered with FoodCycle Indonesia – an Indonesian foodbank – to carry out a 14-week program that prepared and distributed breakfast meals to underprivileged school students in Greater Jakarta, bringing joy and nourishment to these children and ensuring they started their day with hope and possibility. In 2022, ABC donated more than 850,000 ABC products and 110,000 beverages as part of the meal packages that were provided to almost 3,200 school children through this program.

Rise Against Hunger

The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation (Kraft Heinz Foundation) pursues its mission through strategic partnerships with organizations that have programs aligned with hunger relief, nutrition support, and self-sustaining food sources.

The Kraft Heinz Foundation (and prior to that, the H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation) has been a partner of Rise Against Hunger since 2013. Originating from the desire to provide nutritious and efficient meals to those facing hunger across the world, our partnership with Rise Against Hunger now impacts a wide variety of issues ranging from addressing global hunger through localized, urgent needs, to wider systemic, long-term projects. Today, we are Rise Against Hunger’s largest partner.

In July 2021, the Kraft Heinz Foundation committed to a $12 million donation, dispersed over the following three years to support Rise Against Hunger’s global efforts to end world hunger and put last-mile communities on a path to self-reliance. In 2022, during the second year of this commitment, Rise Against Hunger was able to reach over 4.4 million people through food distribution, local procurement, and sustainable agriculture projects.

In 2022, participants in Rise Against Hunger’s sustainable agriculture projects, supported by Kraft Heinz, in India, Malawi, Mali, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan and Zimbabwe, produced 5,538 metric tons of food and impacted more than 1 million people. These projects, which Rise Against Hunger implements with local partners, support long-term food security through a variety of initiatives, including sustainable agricultural training, microenterprise loan programs to support small business, installations of water wells, solar pumps, and more.

Planting Seeds for Strong Communities

In addition to providing immediate nourishment to people facing hunger today, Rise Against Hunger promotes improvements in agricultural production and rural livelihoods to help individuals increase their incomes and access to food to achieve long-term food security.

Jacquelyne, a wife and mother, lives in Gokwe North, Zimbabwe. The community where she lives is prone to droughts and wildlife disruptions, which creates challenges for her family to harvest healthy crops. The Planting Seeds for Strong Communities project, implemented by Rise Against Hunger and impact partner ADRA International, establishes home-grown school feeding programs and trains farmers in climate-smart agriculture to support long-term food security in Zimbabwe. After participating in the project and receiving Village Savings and Loan Association group training, Jacquelyne now earns an income, which she uses to pay for her education and children’s school fees. She also provides meals at home for her family, alongside her husband, Blyberg, with the help of the community sheller and oil-pressing machine.

“The introduction of the [program] liberated and empowered me. I now know that I must be an entrepreneur in order to make money. I was able to buy some goats and pay for my education. I was also able to pay for my children’s academic fees.”

Feeding America

Feeding America® is a nationwide network of 200 food banks and 60,000 partner agencies that serve every county in America. In Feeding America’s words, “to end hunger, we have to make hunger unacceptable,” and that is why the organization encourages everyone to take action in the fight to end hunger in America, where 34 million people 1 in 10 people face food insecurity.

Our relationship with Feeding America dates back to Kraft Foods Group. Inc., as one of the original groups to provide the organization with financial support in the 1980s.

Today, Kraft Heinz helps Feeding America achieve its mission in a three-pronged approach. First, we help partner food banks meet immediate hunger needs through food donations from our corporate operations. In 2022, we donated more than 18 million pounds of food to the Feeding America network through 33 local partner food banks aligned with our U.S. manufacturing sites, bringing our total since 2019 to more than 78 million pounds of food donated. Second, through The Kraft Heinz Foundation’s philanthropic giving, we are able to significantly amplify food donations to families in need on a planned basis. Third, we further partner with Feeding America through cause marketing and volunteerism, all aimed at our shared mission to end hunger.

Fresh Produce Sourcing Grants

Kraft Heinz recognizes that healthy and nutritious food is essential in the journey toward food security. As part of our partnership with Feeding America, we support produce procurement programs. While the need for food exists in all pockets of the country, farmers and producers are concentrated in a handful of states, which creates inequity in food banks’ ability to purchase and source certain items. In 2022, a grant from Kraft Heinz Foundation enabled Feeding America’s member food banks to overcome these logistical barriers and purchase millions of pounds of fresh produce for communities across the United States.

Fight Hunger. Spark Change.

Kraft Heinz participates in Walmart and Sam’s Clubs’ annual Fight Hunger. Spark Change. campaign. During this cause-marketing campaign, customers are invited to fight hunger in their communities through direct donations at the cash register or by purchasing qualifying items in all U.S. stores, clubs, or online. Suppliers donate the monetary equivalent of at least one meal ($0.10) to a Feeding America member food bank with each purchase of a qualifying item at Walmart and five meals ($0.50) with each purchase of a qualifying item at Sam’s Club. In 2022, Kraft Heinz provided the equivalent of 5,592,910 meals through participation in this campaign.

“The movement to end hunger in America takes committed partnerships. By donating food, funding, and volunteer engagement, Kraft Heinz’s deeply rooted partnership with Feeding America helps us provide more meals to more people experiencing hunger. We are beyond grateful for the generous support.”

– Casey Marsh, Chief Development Officer, Feeding America

Supporting Communities in Need


Heifer International

“Over the last several years, it has been a privilege to partner with Kraft Heinz to work together to end hunger and provide self-sustaining food sources. Kraft Heinz has a progressive approach to help create sustainable food sources that perfectly aligns with Heifer International’s mission to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Together, we have produced 166,000,000 meals within our Heifer Projects, and even more inspiring is their commitment to create a sustainable solution to end the hunger crisis in our world. We are fortunate to have such a strong partner working with us to transform the lives of our farmers and their communities, and the collaboration and innovation between our organizations gives me great hope for the future.” 

– Surita Sandosham, President and CEO, Heifer International


Share our Strength: No Kid Hungry Campaign

“We are so proud to continue our partnership with the Kraft Heinz Foundation. They deeply understand the issue of childhood hunger and the urgency with which it must be addressed. Their support is crucial to ensuring we are able to help programs reach as many kids as possible. We are so grateful for their continued commitment to No Kid Hungry and giving back to communities around the country.”

– Jill Davis, Chief Resource Development & Growth Officer, No Kid Hungry

Your donations help support programs that feed kids; No Kid Hungry does not provide individual meals. Learn more at NoKidHungry.org/OneDollar.


Red Cross

The Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters across the United States every year — mobilizing a team every eight minutes — providing relief, comfort, and hope to people during what can be the worst days of their lives. As large disasters like wildfires, tornadoes and hurricanes increase in frequency and intensity, donations from Disaster Responder members, like Kraft Heinz Foundation, continue to fuel Red Cross readiness and build response capacity in times of crisis.

Disaster Responder Program members pledge financial support in advance of disasters to power the Red Cross with strong infrastructure, trained volunteers, innovative technology, and critical resources necessary to provide relief and support when needed. These donations enable the Red Cross to respond to disasters at a moment’s notice — offering a safe place to sleep, a hot meal, emotional support, and resources to aid in recovery — while also helping prepare people and communities for future disasters.

“Every day, people across the country and around the world turn to the Red Cross for help in the face of emergencies. This has never been more true as disasters continue to increase in frequency and intensity on a global scale due to the climate crisis. We are deeply grateful for the generous and forward-thinking Disaster Responder Program members like the Kraft Heinz Company Foundation, which power us with the critical resources necessary to prepare for and respond to the continuous needs created by climate disasters.”

– Koby Langley, Senior Vice President, Service to the Armed Forces and International Services, American Red Cross


Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

“The Kraft Heinz Foundation is a steadfast partner of Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. We share a commitment that children and families should have access to the nutritious food they need to thrive. With support from the Foundation, the Food Bank recently opened its on-site food pantry called The Market. The Market provides supplemental groceries and non-food items to families at no cost. It also assists with referrals to other services like childcare, transportation, and employment assistance. We are thankful to have the support of Kraft Heinz to provide this critical service and for their partnership in other programming that provides meals to children both inside and outside of schools.”

– Lisa Scales, President and CEO, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank


Greater Chicago Food Depository

“Our longtime Chicago neighbors, The Kraft Heinz Company, remain a Strategic Partner of the Greater Chicago Food Depository and our work to end hunger in collaboration with 800 community partner sites across Cook County. Since 2016, Kraft Heinz has provided the equivalent of more than 5 million meals to our neighbors facing food insecurity, including children and older adults – 600,000 meals in the last year alone. We are so grateful to Kraft Heinz for helping us to create a truly Greater Chicago.”

– Kate Maehr, Executive Director and CEO, Greater Chicago Food Depository


The Lunchbox Fund

“Since January 2022, Kraft Heinz’s support has enabled Lunchbox Fund to serve over 2 million meals to 9,950 school children across Southern Africa. Less than 50 percent of the poorest children ever complete school. Many of them, especially girls, are sent out to work, or made to stay home to look after the elderly or younger siblings. A guaranteed meal, served at school, incentivizes parents to keep their children in school, allowing them to graduate. When children know a delicious meal awaits them at school they arrive on time, attend regularly and are able to focus and learn while they are in class. The impact of these meals cannot be understated. A single educated child, once employed, can take her whole family out of poverty in a single generation. Kraft Heinz’s school meals are life-changing to the world’s poorest children. They are a gate to the future.”

– Topaz Page-Green, Founder, Lunchbox Fund


Food Banks Canada – What’s for Dinner?

Building on successful Kraft Heinz Pantry Day campaigns over the past two years, Kraft Heinz Canada rebranded its annual benefit campaign for Food Banks Canada in 2022 to ask, “What’s For Dinner?” During the four-week campaign, Canadians joined the fight against food insecurity by purchasing participating Kraft Heinz products in-store or online. For each participating product purchased, Kraft Heinz matched a meal donation to Food Banks Canada. Participating products included select products across Kraft, Philadelphia, Classico, Maxwell House, Nabob and Kraft Café Barista Coffee and Heinz brands. The initiative, which is part of a larger five-year, partnership with Food Banks Canada, is helping connect the millions of Canadians affected by food insecurity with the meals they need.


Magic Breakfast

2022 marked the fourth year of our partnership with Magic Breakfast, a charity that provides healthy school breakfasts to hungry and malnourished children in disadvantaged areas of the U.K. What began as a partnership around a shared goal of helping ensure no child is too hungry to learn in the U.K. has since evolved into a deep collaboration between Magic Breakfast and Heinz that looks beyond food support and financial donations to drive long-lasting change to improve child morning hunger. This includes engagement initiatives such as mentoring sessions and work experience weeks for students. We have also helped lobby members of parliament in support of Magic Breakfast’s goal of leaving no child hungry in the U.K. In 2022, Kraft Heinz donated approximately 2 million meals to kids at risk of hunger in the U.K. and maintained delivery of No Added Sugar Heinz Beanz to an increased roster of 300 Magic Breakfast partner schools across England and Scotland.