Diversity Richmond to distribute 15 tons of food to families through two food drives

Diversity Richmond on Sherwood Avenue in Richmond is helping the community once again by distributing 15 tons of food to residents in need.

On Thursday morning, with the support of dozens of volunteers, the center helped 250 families by providing them with bags of ham, greens, cucumbers, protein-packed items and personal care products.

The community center partnered with Feed More, Kroger, Diaz Foods and other organizations in order to make the food giveaway possible. Sacred Heart Center on Perry Street in Richmond wanted to help in any way they could so they offered to have the event at their location. Read more

J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA helps provide meals for families in need

On Feb. 27, volunteers packed about 14,000 pounds of food for 463 families. Items received by each family included two food bags, one large fresh produce box along with diapers and wipes as needed. Additional partners assisting the YMCA were Helping Mama’s, Gwinnett County government, Amerigroup, Wellcare, Caresource, Medlink, Peach State Health Plan and Diaz Foods. Read more

Diversity Richmond food drive supporting local Hispanic families

Diversity Richmond is holding a food drive with a goal of helping Hispanic families.

The drive will be held July 27-28. Donations can be made online at diversityrichmond.org or by mail to 1407 Sherwood Ave., Richmond, Va.

A flyer from the nonprofit states they need monetary donations, which are tax deductible, and volunteers.

In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the goal is to give a week’s supply of groceries to 500 local families. They can currently help 200 families with a food donation from Diaz Foods.

Finding ways to serve customers and those in need

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, my priorities were protecting our 400 employees as well as securing the supply chain. I started devising a strategy during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, when I was on Rosemary Beach in Florida with my wife and two daughters. At that time, I never thought the pandemic would escalate so much, especially in the United States. I put together a team of three people to assess our imports from Asia. Our coconut water and rice come from Thailand. We buy products from five vendors in China, but only one is a major item for us — garlic. We evaluated those shipping channels because when you order goods from overseas, two months can pass before you receive them. I knew if I could get the products out of the manufacturing plants to the docks and onto a ship, I’d be safe. In January, for example, we ordered six months’ worth of garlic. By mid-February, vessels were unable to dock in China, causing garlic prices to skyrocket.

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Reopening American restaurants begins with foodservice distributors.

Foodservice distributors serve as the bank for America’s restaurants as they allow their customers to purchase food products and supplies on credit. The shutdown has left distributors with as much as $5 billion in uncollectable debt. Foodservice distributors need support in the form of tax credits to offset their uncollectable debt. View and share IFDA’s video on this topic to increase awareness on this important matter.

Best Practices For Implementing A Temperature Screening Policy

As I am sure you know, the Governor of Georgia issued 39 requirements for restaurants to open on Monday. Restaurants can resume providing dine-in services under the following conditions (among others). We created this PDF for download to help as well.

• No more than 10 patrons per 500 square feet are allowed inside at once.

• All employees are required to wear masks at all times.

• Employers must screen and evaluate workers who exhibit signs of illness, such as a fever over 100.4 degrees and a cough or shortness of breath.

• Restaurants must post signs that say no one with symptoms of COVID-19 can enter.

• Party size is limited to no more than 6 per table.

• Salad bars and buffets are no longer allowed.

• Restaurants must use pre-rolled silverware.

• Items must be removed from self-service drinks, condiments, utensils, and tableware stations and have workers provide those items to patrons.

• Patrons must be kept separated while waiting to be seated through floor markings or waiting in cars.

• Workers who show signs of illness can’t come into work. Employees who have COVID-19 must self-isolate for 7 days and be fever-free and symptom-free for 3 days before coming back to work.

• Employers must train employees on the importance of frequent handwashing, use of hand sanitizers, and avoiding touching their faces.

• Playgrounds must stay closed.

More information can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2020-executive-orders

When The Community You Have Served for 40-Years Calls, You Answer

Diaz Foods has received an overwhelming amount of requests for food donations over the last four to five weeks. "Several organizations reached out to us (Diaz Foods) for support and we are doing everything we can to help. We started our business here and have served this community for the last 40 years. Especially in this time of great need, our community and these organizations count on us – it is our responsibility to help them through these difficult times," said Barbarella Diaz, VP Community Affairs at Diaz Foods.

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Atlanta Public Schools Receives 20,000 lbs. Donation From Diaz Foods

When the community that you have served for 40 years calls on you, YOU ANSWER.

Diaz Foods continues working with vendor partners in order to continue donations flowing into organizations in the community. Today, Diaz Foods donated over 20,000 lbs of products to Atlanta Public Schools and we know that Maria Carstarphen, Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools is very grateful.

A special thank you to Dairy Direct, one of our food service vendors, who donated almost 8,000 lbs. of dairy products as part of this donation. This is what our vendor community can continue to do as we all work together to get through this crisis.

Empresas hispanas, como Díaz Foods, se suman al esfuerzo para contener la crisis

GWINNETT (TELEMUNDO ATLANTA).- En esta emergencia, desde grandes empresas hasta pequeños negocios están tomando acciones para ayudar.

La empresa Diaz Foods es una de las que se ha sumado al gran esfuerzo nacional para dar asistencia a los hospitales.

Díaz Foods realizó una donación de más de 4 mil libras de comida para el personal médico del Hospital Grady Memorial.

Extending a Helping Hand – Grady Donation by Diaz Foods (Mundo Hispanico)

Diaz Foods makes a well needed donation to Grady Hospital first responders.

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