This is the 32 nd large-scale protein donation made by Smithfield to food banks across the country during the company's 2018 Helping Hungry Homes ® tour. Since the program's inception in 2008, Smithfield has provided more than 100 million servings of protein to food banks, disaster relief efforts, and community outreach programs nationwide. "Smithfield Foods is proud to provide the largest single donation in the history of our Helping Hungry Homes ® program to one of the nation's most heavily populated cities with a tremendous need," said Dennis Pittman, senior director of hunger relief for Smithfield Foods. "We recognize that this requires the greatest amount of support we can deliver, and are honored to provide a helping hand to the families battling food insecurity throughout the Los Angeles area." Smithfield's Los Angeles, California facility employs more than 1,200 area community members, and has participated in every Annual Feed SoCal event for the past seven years.