Mann's Supports Charity Events in D.C. and Los Angeles

Mann Packing recently sponsored bi-coastal events that benefited both Susan G. Komen Los Angeles County and DC Central Kitchen.

The Susan G. Komen Culinary Showdown was held Oct. 22 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. Top fundraisers from Los Angeles County participated in a celebrity chef school, then were broken into five teams to compete onstage in an Iron Chef-style competition. Food Network’s Elizabeth Faulkner and Tyler Florence, Top Chef alums Antonia Lofaso and Michael Voltaggio, and Chef Ben Ford led their groups through four rounds of mystery ingredients, including Mann’s Tenderbite Green Beans. Susan G. Komen LA County was founded 20 years ago, and helps un- and under-insured Angelenos with diagnostic support and navigation services pertaining to breast cancer.

On Nov. 10, the Capital Food Fight benefiting DC Central Kitchen took over the Ronald Reagan Building on Capitol Hill. The event drew over 1,300 attendees, had 75 DC-area restaurant stations, and four local top chefs competing to outdo each other cooking with mystery ingredients, once again including Mann’s Tenderbite Green Beans. Now in its 13th year, Capitol Food Fight was the brainchild of celebrity chef Jose Andres and 100 percent of event proceeds benefit DC Central Kitchen, an organization that provides nutritious meals for 80 nearby nonprofit partners and 15 district schools, and equips unemployed men and women to begin culinary careers. Mann’s, joining with Keany Produce, was one of the sponsors of the Food Fight.

“Giving back to the community is a huge part of who we are as a company, especially when we can support organizations that are important to our customers,” says Gina Nucci, director of corporate marketing at Mann’s. “We were more than happy to throw our Tenderbite Beans into the ring in order to bolster organizations who are combating breast cancer and hunger—two causes near and dear to us.”