MADISON, Wis. — Food banks across Wisconsin continue to struggle from the impacts of COVID-19 and one local dairy company is teaming up with Roundy's supermarkets to help meet increased demand.
Kemps, which has a processing facility in Cedarburg, is donating 175,000 shelf-stable “Giving Cow” milk cartons to Wisconsin food banks, with 40,000 of the packs going to Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, which will distribute to food pantries and shelters throughout southwestern Wisconsin.
The “Giving Cow” packs have a shelf life of up to 12 months, while typically fresh milk only has a shelf life of 20 days. These packages were specifically designed for food banks.
The packs were delivered to Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin on Monday morning.
According to Feeding America, 80% of food banks are serving more people than they were this time last year with many people visiting food banks for the first time.