GENYOUth and Taste of the NFL Increase Access to 148 Million School Meals, Fostering Nutrition Security Among Students Nationwide

NEW YORK / ACCESSWIRE / March 27, 2024 / Frito-Lay North America:

Presented by Frito-Lay, Quaker, and the PepsiCo Foundation, Super Bowl LVIII's Largest Philanthropic Event Supports GENYOUth's Mission to Help Tackle Youth Hunger
Nutrition Grant Opportunity Opens for U.S. Schools

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 27, 2024 / GENYOUth, the national nonprofit organization founded by America's dairy farmers and the NFL to help ensure students are well-nourished and active to be their best selves, announced today that the collective impact of the 2024 Taste of the NFL philanthropic event totaled $2.0 million. These funds, the largest raised by a Taste of the NFL event since its founding in 1992, will benefit 1,000 schools and 550,000 students by increasing access to 148 million school meals to foster nutrition security among students in all 32 NFL club markets. As a result, GENYOUth is inviting school nutrition professionals to apply for Equipment Grants at educator.fuelup.org/opportunities through April 9, 2024.

Taste of the NFL, held at Keep Memory Alive Event Center in Las Vegas on February 10, 2024 with the support of presenting sponsors Frito-Lay, Quaker, and the PepsiCo Foundation, featured world class chefs Andrew Zimmern, Carla Hall, Tim Love, Lasheeda Perry, and Mark Bucher; as well as nationally renowned and locally loved Las Vegas culinary talent Bob Broskey, Matt Chacho, Josh Capon, Mauro Casanto, Olivier Dubreuil, Belle English, Todd English, Joey Faugno, Bryan Forgione, Lorena Garcia, Lukasz Mackowiak, Patrick Munster, Christopher Shane, James Trees, and Jennifer Yee; chefs from the PepsiCo Foundation's IMPACTO Hispanic Business Accelerator and Black Restaurant Accelerator programs including DJ Flores, Paula Escudero and Sean Wilson, Rochelle Hodge, and Dan Chatman; and PepsiCo Chef Steven Dominguez, Quaker's Associate Research Chef and Culinary Lead, and Charlene Gladden, Frito Lay's Senior Research Chef and Culinary Lead.

These masterful chefs were joined by over 30 NFL Legends and players including Will Blackmon, Daryn Colledge, Doug Flutie, Morlon Greenwood, Tony Moll, Shannon Sharpe, Jason Spitz, Stephen Tulloch, and Charles Woodson; as well as football and foodie fans inspired to help end student hunger.

"School meals are a critical lifeline for millions of students, and for many the only source of good nutrition they may receive on some days. The collective impact of Taste of the NFL will enable GENYOUth to provide grants to 1,000 school nutrition programs across the country," said Ann Marie Krautheim, M.A., R.D., L.D., CEO of GENYOUth. "We are grateful for the support of our Taste of the NFL sponsors, the NFL and our End Student Hunger partners. Together we are tackling food insecurity and fostering nutrition security among students across the nation."