Unserved food at dining facilities at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville as a result of the Wal-Mart shareholders meeting this week is being given to local charity organizations.
UA will house about 4,500 of Wal-Mart's employees in the city for the annual meeting, according to UA spokesman Steve Voorhies. Wal-Mart pays for the employees' food and lodging.
Razorback Food Recovery, a UA student group, is working with Chartwells Campus Dining and Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. to gather any unserved food and give it to the Salvation Army, Lifesource and other local organizations, according to a release.
Tyson is providing a freezer truck for cold storage, and Chartwells employees are responsible for keeping the food safe and clean.
Razorback Food Recovery workers will pick up the food today at 2 p.m. in the parking area behind Pomfret residence hall for distribution.
Chartwells provides food services to schools and is owned by North Carolina-based Compass Group North America, a leading food-service and support-services company.
Razorback Food Recovery is part of UA's Volunteer Action Center. Its goal is to alleviate hunger on campus and in the community by tapping unserved food at UA dining facilities. The program began in February, and over 10 weeks, it has recovered more than 2,000 pounds of food.
Business on 06/05/2014