SpartanNash and the SpartanNash Foundation have given a record-breaking $780,000 donation to more than 100 local food pantries across the Michigan-based company’s retail footprint, helping provide meals to families facing food insecurity this holiday season.
The funds were raised during the SpartanNash Foundation’s fifth annual in-store fundraiser of 2025, which ran from Oct. 24-Nov. 26 in participating SpartanNash-operated stores, including Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market, as well as adjoining fuel centers. Store guests had the opportunity to contribute at checkout, both in-store and online, with donations directed to pantries in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The in-store campaign raised $690,000, and the SpartanNash Foundation pledged an additional $90,000 to food pantries located near SpartanNash distribution centers, bringing the total to $780,000 – equivalent to an estimated 285,000 meals for families across the Midwest this holiday season.
“As a food solutions company, we are deeply committed to fighting hunger in our communities,” said Dawn Bredeweg, manager of charitable giving and hospitality at SpartanNash.
“Many in our community are eager to support their neighbors this holiday season, and our stores have stepped up to meet that need. By contributing funds, food banks can buy essential items in bulk – often directly from our stores – at lower costs. This means every dollar stretches further, feeding more families and reducing food waste. At SpartanNash, every meal matters and every neighbor counts.”
Rhonda Adams, executive director of The River Food Pantry in Madison, Wisconsin, said the local fundraiser effort generated $45,500 for her organization and will support service to more than 3,500 food-insecure people each week.
The SpartanNash Foundation’s annual in-store fundraiser has raised more than $3.6 million since 2016, providing the equivalent of more than 1.3 million meals for people in communities the company serves.
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