Mazzetta
donates one million seafood meals
U.S.-based hunger-relief
agency SeaShare on Thursday recognized seafood
supplier Mazzetta Company for its dedicated effort to
help feed more seafood to hungry Americans.
Over one million
servings of high-protein seafood were donated last year,
making Mazzetta SeaShare’s number one donor of 2010.
“Mazzetta’s
incredible support was a real bright spot in our donation
efforts last year," said Jim Harmon, executive director
of SeaShare. "The economy, coupled with a strong
seafood market, made 2010 a difficult year for donations.
We reached out to all of our supporters, and were surprisedby
the generosity of many seafood companies. None has made
a bigger impact than Mazzetta Company, and we hope that
Mazzetta’s support and example can help us access
even more seafood for the food bank network this year.”
Mazzetta Company
is a fully integrated, importer of seafood products from
around the world.
“Mazzetta Company
and our Seamazz branded product are proud supporters of
Seashare’s work on hunger relief. Seashare is precisely
the kind of program that every National Fisheries Institute
member should be a part of, and in addition, there is
surely no more positive way to promote
seafood consumption," said Mazzetta founder and CEO
Tom Mazzetta.
SeaShare, a non-profit
organization, works within the seafood industry to combine
donations of fish, services, and funds to generate large
volumes for hunger-relief. America’s seafood industry
has enabled SeaShare to donate over 150 million seafood
meals since 1994. All donations are
distributed through Feeding America’s national network
of food banks.
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