H-E-B’s Hunger Relief Program works year-round
to fight hunger in Texas and Mexico
Hunger relief has been a key focus for H-E-B since the first store opened in 1905. For more than a century now, H-E-B’s commitment and involvement in the communities it serves has been an important part of the way the company does business. Since the inception of the Hunger Relief Program, H-E-B has donated over 1 billion pounds of food to help nourish neighbors in communities throughout
Texas and Mexico.
Through H-E-B Hunger Relief Program initiatives, such as the H-E-B Food Bank Assistance Program and Feast of Sharing holiday dinners,
H-E-B is able to give back to its customers and communities across the state and to demonstrate the true H-E-B Spirit of Giving.
H-E-B’s Hunger Relief Program works year-round to fight hunger
in Texas and Mexico
Hunger relief has been a key focus for H-E-B since the first store opened in 1905. For more than a century now, H-E-B’s commitment and involvement in the communities it serves has been an important part of the way the company does business. Since the inception of the Hunger Relief Program, H-E-B has donated over 1 billion pounds of food to help nourish neighbors in communities throughout Texas and Mexico.
Through H-E-B Hunger Relief Program initiatives, such as the H-E-B Food Bank Assistance Program and Feast of Sharing holiday dinners, H-E-B is able to give back to its customers and communities across the state and to demonstrate the true H-E-B Spirit of Giving.
Food Bank
Assistance Program
The H-E-B Food Bank Assistance Program works year-round to raise awareness and battle hunger in Texas and Mexico. At H-E-B we know that 1 in 7 of our fellow Texans experience food insecurity. Since the inception of our Food Bank Assistance Program in 1982, H-E-B has donated over 1 billion pounds of product to food banks across Texas and Mexico. These donations come from H-E-B retail grocery stores, warehouses and manufacturing plants. The H-E-B Food Bank Assistance Program supports 18 Feeding America Food Banks that are part of the Texas Food Bank Network, and 13 Mexican Association of Food Banks that fight hunger and malnutrition.
H-E-B makes a point of ensuring that all donations to food banks in Texas and Mexico are both responsible and cost effective for the food banks. That’s why, about 25 percent of all food bank contributions made by H-E-B were delivered directly from the H-E-B Reclamation Center. These loads were delivered at no cost to the food banks, which translates into substantial savings for the participating food banks.
H-E-B’s Retail Donation Program accounts for about 50 percent of total food bank donations, which enabled stores to donate unsold perishables to food banks in their areas. In addition, H-E-B provided Fixed Assets to food banks like material handling equipment, storage racks and refrigeration systems.
Food Bank
Assistance Program
The H-E-B Food Bank Assistance Program works year-round to raise awareness and battle hunger in Texas and Mexico. At H-E-B we know that 1 in 7 of our fellow Texans experience food insecurity. Since the inception of our Food Bank Assistance Program in 1982, H-E-B has donated over 1 billion pounds of product to food banks across Texas and Mexico. These donations come from H-E-B retail grocery stores, warehouses and manufacturing plants. The H-E-B Food Bank Assistance Program supports 18 Feeding America Food Banks that are part of the Texas Food Bank Network, and 13 Mexican Association of Food Banks that fight hunger and malnutrition.
H-E-B makes a point of ensuring that all donations to food banks in Texas and Mexico are both responsible and cost effective for the food banks. That’s why, about 25 percent of all food bank contributions made by H-E-B were delivered directly from the H-E-B Reclamation Center. These loads were delivered at no cost to the food banks, which translates into substantial savings for the participating food banks.
H-E-B’s Retail Donation Program accounts for about 50 percent of total food bank donations, which enabled stores to donate unsold perishables to food banks in their areas. In addition, H-E-B provided Fixed Assets to food banks like material handling equipment, storage racks and refrigeration systems.
H-E-B Feast of Sharing is a series of festive gatherings that serve more than 340,000 meals at 34 dinners throughout Texas and Mexico.
Mobile Kitchens
H-E-B operates a fleet of specialized vehicles for disaster relief efforts and community events across Texas and neighboring areas.
The H-E-B Mobile Kitchens support various events, such as the Summer of Sharing initiative. In 2023, H-E-B partnered with the Brazos Valley Food Bank, Montgomery County Food Bank, and San Antonio Food Bank to provide over 12,000 meals to more than 4,000 families across Texas. Additionally, the mobile kitchens have collaborated with the Chevron Houston Marathon for over twenty years, supplying over 300,000 meals to runners after they finish the race.
Mobile Kitchens
H-E-B operates a fleet of specialized vehicles for disaster relief efforts and community events across Texas and neighboring areas.
The H-E-B Mobile Kitchens support various events, such as the Summer of Sharing initiative. In 2023, H-E-B partnered with the Brazos Valley Food Bank, Montgomery County Food Bank, and San Antonio Food Bank to provide over 12,000 meals to more than 4,000 families across Texas. Additionally, the mobile kitchens have collaborated with the Chevron Houston Marathon for over twenty years, supplying over 300,000 meals to runners after they finish the race.
H-E-B Feast of Sharing is a series of festive gatherings that serve more than 340,000
meals at 34 dinners throughout Texas and Mexico.
Partnerships
H-E-B works with many partners as part of a commitment to fight hunger and is proud to support the following organizations.
Feeding Texas is a statewide, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to lead a unified effort for a hunger-free Texas. Feeding Texas helps to move millions of hungry Texans toward food security through a statewide network of food banks; strengthen the collective response to hunger through collaboration and scaling success; and lead the public conversation needed to solve hunger in Texas.
About Feeding America: Our mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. As the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, Feeding America leads the charge to solve America’s hunger crisis.
The Global Food Banking Network® (GFN) is an international nonprofit organization that fights world hunger by creating, supporting and strengthening food banks around the world, in countries outside the US. Global Food Banking Network currently works in more than 30 countries, home to more than one-fourth of the world’s nearly 800 million undernourished people.
Partnerships
H-E-B works with many partners as part of a commitment to fight hunger and is proud to support the following organizations.
Feeding Texas is a statewide, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to lead a unified effort for a hunger-free Texas. Feeding Texas helps to move millions of hungry Texans toward food security through a statewide network of food banks; strengthen the collective response to hunger through collaboration and scaling success; and lead the public conversation needed to solve hunger in Texas.
About Feeding America: Our mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. As the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, Feeding America leads the charge to solve America’s hunger crisis.
The Global Food Banking Network® (GFN) is an international nonprofit organization that fights world hunger by creating, supporting and strengthening food banks around the world, in countries outside the US. Global Food Banking Network currently works in more than 30 countries, home to more than one-fourth of the world’s nearly 800 million undernourished people.
