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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
How many Kansans will a semi of mac & cheese feed? Breaking down gift to food bank
How many people will 38,000 pounds of mac and cheese feed? Hungry Kansans are about to find out. The Kansas Food Bank in Wichita, which supplies 18 million pounds of food a year to agencies that help with hunger in 85 counties statewide, got a donation Thursday from Land O'Lakes for roughly 38,000 pounds of macaroni and cheese. It will start sending the food out Monday and Tuesday to food pantries and other organizations that support hunger. Kansas Food Bank President and CEO Brian Walker said the timing is perfect: School is out and more children are missing meals. There are food programs through schools, but not everyone will be able to make it to the school to get the food. 'It's really great because macaroni and cheese has made a comeback,' Walker said. 'If we go out to eat, I don't think there's a restaurant that doesn't have macaroni and cheese.' Land O'Lakes has made large donations in the past, he said, but an entire semi-trailer full of one item is always a significant donation. The pre-cooked mac and cheese can be boiled in the bag or popped in the microwave. Here is a breakdown of how much mac and cheese that is: 24 pallets full About 52 cases on each pallet (total of 1,260 cases) Each case has six 5-pound bags of macaroni and cheese Total weight: 37,800 pounds of macaroni and cheese That would be 81,067 servings of one cup (about 7.5 ounces each) The macaroni and cheese was provided through Land O'Lakes First Run. In a December 2024 post, the company said it donated 297,675 pounds of Land O'Lakes macaroni and cheese the past year and 7.3 million pounds of food since starting the program 14 years before. 'As a farmer-owned cooperative, Land O'Lakes, Inc is deeply committed to hunger relief. This effort begins locally in the communities that our members and employees call home, many of them rural.' Land O'Lakes Senior Vice President and General Counsel Sheilah Stewart said in the 2024 statement. 'We are honored to help our Feeding America food bank partners get fresh, nutritious food directly to the families who need it most.' About 14% of Kansans fall under the threshold as being food insecure, according to Feeding America. The Kansas Food Bank said it is 20% for children.
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Greggs on a roll as its new mac and cheese becomes a social media sensation
Greggs is cashing in as popular new products, including mac and cheese, go viral on social media. The group said 'innovation is playing its part' as sales in the 20 weeks to May 17 were 2.9 per cent higher than the same period last year. Recent products to fly off the shelves across its 2,638 stores include new pizzas, chicken goujons and iced drinks such as peach tea and mint lemonade. A £4.55 box of mac and cheese has proved especially popular – with customers raving about the pasta on social media. The company last month rolled the product out to every store after it went 'viral on Tik Tok', the chain said. 'We launched mac and cheese earlier this year and our customers are loving it,' said boss Roisin Currie. Greggs has hailed 'better trading conditions' in the past three months.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Greggs sales pick up as its mac and cheese goes viral
Sales at Greggs have picked up after the UK's biggest bakery chain branched out into iced drinks, pizza boxes and a macaroni cheese that has gone viral on social media. The bakery, which is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, reported a 2.9% rise in comparable sales in the first 20 weeks of the year. New beverages and food on the shelves helped step up sales growth, including a new peach iced tea, mint lemonade, and a mac and cheese that has amassed thousands of views on TikTok. Related: UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late Shares in Greggs rallied in early trading on Tuesday, up by as much as 6%. However, the stock has suffered this year, losing about a quarter of its value since January, amid broader concerns around slowing sales growth. The near-3% sales rise marks an improvement compared with its recent performance – sales rose by 1.7% in the first nine weeks of the year and by 2.5% in the final quarter of last year. John Moore, a senior investment manager at the wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin, said that while Greggs had been going through a tougher period recently, there were optimistic signs in the update. 'Recent price increases … suggest the company is trying to right-size in the aftermath of the national insurance increases, recalibrating its rollout and growth ambitions,' he said. Earlier this year Greggs increased the price of its sausage roll by 5p to £1.30, blaming wage, tax and food cost rises. It formed part of an average 4% price rise on other key items including coffee and doughnuts. The chain's chief executive, Roisin Currie, defended the decision to increase prices at the time, saying the company had to pass on the rising cost of its wage bill, after two-thirds of Greggs's workers received a 6.1% pay rise in January. The chain, which now has more than 2,000 shops, opened a record 226 last year, closed 28 and relocated 53. It said on Tuesday that it had opened 66 new shops this year, and closed 46, which included 21 relocations. It expects between 140 and 150 net openings this year. Elsewhere, its rival SSP, the owner of food outlets such as Upper Crust and Camden Food Co, reported a 5% increase in comparable sales in the first half of its financial year. Shares in the business rose nearly 2% in early trading. Sign in to access your portfolio
The Guardian
20-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Greggs sales pick up as its mac and cheese goes viral
Sales at Greggs have picked up after the UK's biggest bakery chain branched out into iced drinks, pizza boxes and a macaroni cheese that has gone viral on social media. The bakery, which is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, reported a 2.9% rise in comparable sales in the first 20 weeks of the year. New beverages and food on the shelves helped step up sales growth, including a new peach iced tea, mint lemonade, and a mac and cheese that has amassed thousands of views on TikTok. Shares in Greggs rallied in early trading on Tuesday, up by as much as 6%. However, the stock has suffered this year, losing about a quarter of its value since January, amid broader concerns around slowing sales growth. The near-3% sales rise marks an improvement compared with its recent performance – sales rose by 1.7% in the first nine weeks of the year and by 2.5% in the final quarter of last year. John Moore, a senior investment manager at the wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin, said that while Greggs had been going through a tougher period recently, there were optimistic signs in the update. 'Recent price increases … suggest the company is trying to right-size in the aftermath of the national insurance increases, recalibrating its rollout and growth ambitions,' he said. Earlier this year Greggs increased the price of its sausage roll by 5p to £1.30, blaming wage, tax and food cost rises. It formed part of an average 4% price rise on other key items including coffee and doughnuts. The chain's chief executive, Roisin Currie, defended the decision to increase prices at the time, saying the company had to pass on the rising cost of its wage bill, after two-thirds of Greggs's workers received a 6.1% pay rise in January. Sign up to Business Today Get set for the working day – we'll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning after newsletter promotion The chain, which now has more than 2,000 shops, opened a record 226 last year, closed 28 and relocated 53. It said on Tuesday that it had opened 66 new shops this year, and closed 46, which included 21 relocations. It expects between 140 and 150 net openings this year. Elsewhere, its rival SSP, the owner of food outlets such as Upper Crust and Camden Food Co, reported a 5% increase in comparable sales in the first half of its financial year. Shares in the business rose nearly 2% in early trading.
