HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK

RECEIVES AIB RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT

 

            Food safety, handling, and storage are all important aspects of the Harry Chapin Food Bank.  And they have been rewarded for their stringent appliance to these standards by the American Institute of Baking International.

AIB has honored the food bank with RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT, recognizing its quality in goods, outstanding food safety and sanitary working conditions, and exemplary training for employees regarding proper handling of food products and ingredients.  Rigorous inspections and training are required of companies and bakeries which receive the certification.  The recognition verifies that the Harry Chapin Food Bank is committed to its partner agencies, donors, and families it serves.

Founded in 1919 by the North American wholesale and retail baking industries, AIB International has been committed to promoting safety in the food-supply chain, delivering quality technical and educational programs, and offering rigorous independent inspections and superior audits.

AIB – which serves various segments of the food-processing, distribution, food-service, and retail industries worldwide – is composed of experts in numerous fields, including baking production, experimental-baking research, cereal science, nutrition, food safety and hygiene, occupational safety, and maintenance engineering.

 

Headquartered in Kansas, AIB has more than 900 members globally, which range from companies that specialize in international food ingredients and food service to smaller single-unit artisan retail bakeries.

            The Harry Chapin Food Bank solicits, collects and stores quality food for distribution to families in need through a network of more than 170 local nonprofit agencies in Lee, Collier, Hendry, Charlotte and Glades counties, who provide food to more than 30,000 people monthly.  Over 1 million pounds of food are distributed monthly.  For every dollar donated, about $6 in food value goes back to the community.  In the past fiscal year, The Harry Chapin Food Bank distributed more than 12 million pounds of food and other grocery products.

Additional information about or to contribute financially to the Harry Chapin Food Bank, contact 239-334-7007 or go to harrychapinfoodbank.org.