Carando® Cares and Big Y® Serve National Guard with Holiday Ham Feast
Carando Provides Christmas Ham Dinner for Military Families at Barnes Air National Guard Base
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Carando® Classic Italian Meats showed its gratitude for the brave men and women of Barnes Air National Guard Base and served the soldiers and their family members a holiday dinner this afternoon. Joined by local retailer Big Y®, the Massachusetts-based companies prepared a feast of Carando premium hams, green beans, oven roasted potatoes, mac & cheese and chocolate chip cookies for the hundreds in attendance. The meal is part of the ongoing "Carando Cares" initiative which focuses on helping organizations that are making a positive difference in the New England area.
With its production facility located in nearby Springfield, Mass., Carando has directly seen the displays of valor and selflessness that Barnes Air National Guard Base soldiers have made. Along with Big Y, the company wanted to share some holiday cheer with its hometown heroes who protect the nation's freedom.
"We can never take for granted all of the sacrifices that our military makes for us," said Mike Sargent, brand manager for Carando. "It is truly an honor to serve these individuals who have served us. This meal is just our way of saying 'thank you' for all of their dedication and the sacrifices they have made for our country."
Since it began in 2013, the "Carando Cares" campaign has included delivering hams to Boston's fire stations, serving an Easter dinner to the children at Shriners Hospital for Children-Boston and treating the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine to a baseball game and most recently a holiday ham dinner.
This afternoon's holiday dinner with Barnes Air National Guard Base marks the second time that Carando and Big Y have paired together in corporate giving. Last year the organizations served all of the city's firefighters in Springfield, Mass. a Christmas dinner.
"Freedom is not free, and all of us at Big Y are honored to help our National Guard military families right here in our Barnes Air National Guard base," said Donald H. D'Amour, Chairman of the Board for Big Y.
About Carando
All of our classic Italian meats stay true to the traditional recipes that our founder, Peter Carando, brought to America from his boyhood home in Torino, Italy. One taste is all it takes to discover the authentic Italian difference of Carando. For more information, visit www.carando.com.
About John Morrell Food Group
With over a century and a half of experience, John Morrell Food Group brands have become respected and well known for providing premium-quality meat products to families across the United States. With products ranging from lunchmeat and franks to smoked sausage, bacon and pepperoni, the John Morrell Food Group is an important part of consumers' mealtimes. The John Morrell Food Group offers several national and regional brands including Armour®, Eckrich®, John Morrell®, Curly's®, Patrick Cudahy®, Carando®, Healthy Ones®, Margherita®, Kretschmar® and LunchMakers®. For more information, visit www.johnmorrellfoodgroup.com.
About Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods is a $14 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield®, Eckrich®, Farmland®, Armour®, Cook®, Gwaltney®, John Morrell®, Kretschmar®, Curly's®, Carando®, Margherita® and Healthy Ones®. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental, and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com and www.smithfieldcommitments.com.
About Big Y
Headquartered in Springfield, MA, Big Y is one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England. Proud to be family owned and operated, they currently operate 63 stores throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts with over 10,000 employees. Founded in 1936 by brothers Paul and Gerald D'Amour, the store was named after an intersection in Chicopee, Massachusetts where two roads converge to form a "Y".
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