Following another successful season of Touchdowns for Hunger resulting in a donation of $88,000, Sargento Foods Inc. will continue donating $2,000 for every Packers touchdown during the NFL playoffs. The Packers ended the regular season with 44 touchdowns.

As the Official Cheese of the Green Bay Packers, Sargento donates $2,000 toward hunger relief in Wisconsin for every touchdown the Packers score during the regular season. These funds are shared by Paul’s Pantry in Green Bay and Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee who are on the front lines of hunger relief.

Since it began in 2002, Touchdowns for Hunger has raised more than $1.8 million to help alleviate hunger in Wisconsin and has provided more than one million meals for those in need.

About Sargento Foods Inc.:

With over 2,500 employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for 70 years. Founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sargento is proud to be the company that successfully introduced America to pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses and cheese blends. Today, Sargento Foods is still based in Wisconsin, where they manufacture and market amazing shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients. Company leadership lives to serve local communities and employees, whom they refer to as the Sargento Family. www.sargento.com