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Smithfield Foods ‘Hunger Relief Day’ at the State Fair Raises 170,000 Meals for North Carolina Families

$SFDPress releaseOct 26, 2026, 3:30 PM ETRead the release

Smithfield Foods' Hunger Relief Day at the N.C. State Fair raised enough food for 170,000 meals for North Carolina families facing hunger, in the event's 33rd year. The drive is the state's largest single-day food drive; since 1993 it has supplied more than 5.8 million meals, and since 2008 Smithfield's Helping Hungry Homes program has donated over 345 million servings of protein.

Key figures

Meals raised
170000
Food drive year
33
Food insecure nc residents
1.7 million
Cumulative meals since 1993
5.8 million
Protein servings donated since 2008
345 million

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