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2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® Campaign Sends 36 Million Servings of Fresh Milk Flowing into Pennsylvania's Charitable Food Network

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Friday, January 5, 2024
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the PA Farm Show, 2024 Fill a Glass with Hope® (FGWH) charitable milk distribution program got a big boost with $135,500 in donations thanks to its annual Feeding Pennsylvania fundraising campaign launch.

Key Points: 
  • Due to programs like FGWH, Feeding Pennsylvania's nine partner food banks distribute more than 164 million pounds of food through a network of over 2,700 agencies and feeding programs.
  • "Milk is one of the most requested items at food banks across the state," said Julie Bancroft, CEO, Feeding Pennsylvania.
  • "Fill a Glass with Hope® allows food banks to secure more nutritious and nourishing, protein-rich milk to help Pennsylvanians experiencing hunger thrive."
  • "Thanks to Fill a Glass with Hope® and its sponsors, fresh milk is available at food pantries throughout our state.

ByHeart Celebrates the FDA Registration of their Reading, Pennsylvania Facility, Becoming the First New Infant Formula Manufacturer in the U.S. in Over 15 Years

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Thursday, April 28, 2022
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"I'm thrilled to invest in innovation in the infant nutrition industry with $1.75 million in state support," said Governor Tom Wolf.

Key Points: 
  • "I'm thrilled to invest in innovation in the infant nutrition industry with $1.75 million in state support," said Governor Tom Wolf.
  • In 2019, ByHeart acquired and updated their own manufacturing facility in Reading, PA rather than using a 3rd party contract manufacturer as every other new entrant has done.
  • The team was able to tailor the facility specifically to the ByHeart formula as well as accommodate full in-house R&D capabilities.
  • "We spent 2 years auditing infant formula plants around the world," explained ByHeart CEO and Co-Founder, Ron Belldegrun.