NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

In keeping with one of its company values, teamwork with a spirit of genuine caring, Pepperidge Farm, Inc. today held its seventh all-employee service day for Headquarters employees. More than 200 employees donated their time by gardening, painting and picking up litter in time for Memorial Day weekend.

As with many beaches along the shores of Connecticut, Calf Pasture Beach was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy last fall and getting the resources to fix it in time for the summer season was challenging, said Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia. And then our community partner, Pepperidge Farm, stepped up to help as they always do. We can always rely on them to assist the City of Norwalk whenever it needs it the most.

A healthy community requires a good working relationship and collaboration from all parties including the business sector, City Hall, non-profits and the community. Pepperidge Farm is committed to doing its part to strengthen and improve Norwalk, said Ruthann Walsh, Pepperidge Farm Director, Corporate Citizenship. In this particular case, we came out today with two goals in mind: to beautify the beach for Norwalk residents and to be sure the beach was cleaned up and safe for the hundreds of children who will enjoy it over the summer months. With the national obesity rates at epidemic proportions, it is critical that todays children get plenty of exercise and there is no better place to get that than at the beach! Some of the supplies used in todays cleanup were donated by The Home Depot of Norwalk.

Past Pepperidge Farm all-employee service days have included painting, refinishing furniture and re stocking pantry shelves at Norwalks food pantry, renovating the camp at the Carver Foundation of Norwalk and building edible gardens at Norwalks public schools. In addition, Pepperidge Farm has donated time and money to the community of Norwalk through various programs such as the Kids Back Pack program, participating in building a new playground in South Norwalk and supporting Project LEAN, in its third year at Jefferson Science Magnet School. This pilot program is an initiative Pepperidge Farm is co-leading with the Norwalk Health Department, the Norwalk Hospital and Jefferson School to reduce the rate of childhood obesity.

Pepperidge Farms contribution to the Norwalk Community has been recognized by awards from the Human Services Council, the CT Food Bank, The Carver Foundation of Norwalk, and induction into the Chairmans Circle of the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County.

About Pepperidge Farm

Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated, based in Norwalk, Connecticut, is a leading provider of premium quality fresh bakery products, cookies, crackers, and frozen foods. Among the companys most popular products are Sausalito and Milano cookies, Goldfish and Baked Naturals crackers, frozen Puff Pastry, frozen garlic loaves and Texas toasts, and more than 50 varieties of fresh baked breads including Pepperidge Farm Swirl, Farmhouse and Whole Grain. The company added Ecce Panis gourmet artisan breads to its portfolio in 2009. Pepperidge Farm was founded in Connecticut in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, an entrepreneurial homemaker who began baking fresh, all-natural bread for her allergy-afflicted son. The company is now a nationwide business with 9 manufacturing facilities and almost 5,000 employees. Pepperidge Farm has been part of Campbell Soup Company since 1961.

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