Utah Food Bank moves into new home for the holidays

(South Salt Lake Journal) Utah Food Bank Services has relocated to a home in South Salt Lake City in time for the annual holiday food drive.

On Nov. 2 the food bank opened doors to the public at the new building located at 3150 South 900 West. Then the same week food bank officials kicked off the food drive with an event that included professional turkey callers gobbling and cackling for turkey donations. The food drive is meant to encourage the community to donate food, money and volunteer hours to meet holiday needs as well as demand for the coming year.

“We’re going from about 45,000 square feet [at the old building] to the new facility of 86,000 square feet, which will allow us over time to distribute over 40 million pounds of food annually out of our new warehouse,” said Utah Food Bank Services Executive Director Jim Pugh.

The move concluded a three-year process for the food bank that included raising funds to purchase the building and equipment necessary to meet the growing demand for services.

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