Post Consumer Brands® takes pride in our commitment to community engagement through volunteerism and charitable efforts. Learn how our employees’ dedication to donating their time, expertise and resources are helping to create a more inclusive, equitable, and food-secure world for everyone.
As part of our commitment to strengthening our local communities, company giving programming, and our efforts to create a more inclusive and equitable culture, we come together as a company during National Volunteer Month in April for our annual Ingredients for Good initiative to work alongside our nonprofits partners who provide support to individuals and families facing food insecurity.
In 2023, over 950 employees volunteered in their local communities by participating in events including packing meals, donating food and more. Collectively, we volunteered over 1,000 hours and donated $200,000.
It is estimated that more than 40 million people in the United States and Canada live in food-insecure households. As a food company, we believe it is our responsibility to help ensure that everyone has a seat at the table.
Many communities do not see themselves or their cultures reflected in most food shelves. Hunger affects communities of color, children and seniors at a much higher rate. That is why, for Ingredients for Good 2023, we partnered with the Greater Twin Cities United Way’s in their Flavors of Our Community program which packs and distributes ingredients and meals filled with foods and flavors they are accustomed to eating to local Afghan, East Asian, East African, and Latino communities.
We also know this issue does not only affect the Twin Cities in Minnesota. We were proud to be the first organization to partner and expand this project beyond Minnesota, to eight different Post Consumer Brand sites across the United States.
Volunteering and charitable giving programs are a significant part of our heritage and commitment to strengthening communities. Employees across the company lend their hands and donate their time, expertise and money to support causes they care about in the communities where we live and work.
At Post Consumer Brands, we believe in investing in the future by supporting the education and well-being of students in our communities. At our manufacturing plant in Battle Creek, Michigan, employees serve as mentors for students participating in the Society of Women Engineers Challenge event, where young engineers get hands-on STEM education.
In Minnesota, we are focused on ensuring students always have the nutrition and supplies they need to be successful in school. Over 100 employees at our corporate office in Lakeville, Minnesota, volunteer annually to pack backpacks with over $10,000 in donated school supplies provided by Post Consumer Brands as part of the Greater Twin Cities United Way’s Action Day.
We are proud of our history of providing delicious and affordable breakfast cereals. Our cereal manufacturing plants host Cereal Sales events each year, where volunteers distribute boxes and bags of breakfast cereal to the community for just $1 per package.
Then, the funds raised at these events are donated to local United Way organizations, working to improve the quality of life for individuals and families in need. The Cereal Sales events have become a beloved tradition in the communities surrounding our manufacturing plants. Neighbors gather to stock up on their favorite breakfast cereals, including iconic brands like PEBBLES™, Honey-Comb®, and Malt-O-Meal® bagged cereals.
Explore volunteer opportunities to get involved with our nonprofit partners.
Post Consumer Brands employees contributed more than 67,000 meals and snack packs and 24,000 food packs to local families facing food insecurity.
The Rachael Ray Foundation® was created with one goal in mind – to help animals in need.
From reducing waste to supporting our local communities, we are committed to creating a better future for people, pets and the planet. Earth Day is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the efforts we take all year to work toward a greener planet.