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Kroger Assists Dallas With Storm Recovery Efforts DALLAS — Kroger has donated $50,000 to the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund, Mayor Eric Johnson announced Thursday. The money will be used to help Dallas residents recover from last week’s winter storms. The grocer has also donated nearly 50,000 gallons of water to the City of Dallas for its water distribution efforts. “As we recover from this awful crisis, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach from governmental entities, nonprofits, and our business community,” Mayor Johnson said. “Kroger has been a wonderful partner for the City of D...

Texas grocers say the snowstorm shortages aren’t like ones driven by pandemic last spring Major grocery chains Tom Thumb, Albertsons, Kroger and others say they don’t foresee any long-term shortages. The scene just a week ago at the Tom Thumb in Arboretum Village on Gaston Avenue near White Rock Lake.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) Grocers and their suppliers have worked fast to replenish shelves after last week’s snowstorm and expect to have North Texas stores back to normal by this weekend. The weather’s impact on grocery shelves isn’t the same as last year’s COVID-19-driven...

The declaration triggers federal grants and low-cost loans to individuals and businesses suffering from freezing weather and a power and water crisis.

"It's three meals for every dollar, so that's the way the math works. So, our goal was to raise 5 million meals," Wampler said. The donations now will help five food banks including North Texas Food Bank, Tarrant Area Food Bank, East Texas Food Bank, Food Bank of Central Louisiana and Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. "We like to raise money in November and December when people are thinking about helping out food banks. That money is then transferred to food that we deliver in January and February when the food banks across northern Texas are ready to receive it," Wampler explained.