Nathan’s Famous® and Kroger Team Up to Make Don

DEERFIELD, Ohio, May 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nathan’s Famous ^® and Kroger partnered to surprise the Mason Youth Organization today with one year’s worth of free hot dogs and $1,000 in gift cards.

The Mason Youth Organization is a youth-serving nonprofit dedicated to providing local children from the City of Mason and Deerfield Township area with the opportunity to play competitive baseball and softball throughout the year. The organization’s goal is to teach healthy living and leadership skills through sports activities.

“Hot dogs and baseball go hand in hand, and we’re proud to continue supporting local nonprofits that benefit youth baseball and softball activities,” said Michael Paribello, Smithfield Foods senior director of marketing. “It is a great privilege to work with the Mason Youth Organization that is helping create positive experiences for children and helping them develop valuable life skills while keeping them active.”

In between the baseball games, Nathan’s Famous featured the signature taste of Coney Island, New York, to the players, Mason Youth Organization volunteers, and fans at Cottell Park. Parents and children enjoyed a fun evening filled with Nathan’s Famous all-beef franks, games, and prizes.

“We are incredibly grateful to Nathan’s Famous and Kroger for their continued support in helping us provide beneficial opportunities to local children,” said Mike Elegeer, Mason Youth Organization president.

Nathan’s Famous is proud to share their premium all-beef franks with baseball fans across the country as the brand continues its partnership as the Official Hot Dog of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the second consecutive year. As a part of the partnership with MLB, Nathan’s Famous is once again a proud supporter of the league’s “PLAY BALL” initiative, which promotes participation in all forms of baseball and softball with a special focus on engaging youth.

At the Major League Club level, Nathan’s Famous continues to be the Official Hot Dog of the Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Nationals, and the Official Beef Frank of the Cincinnati Reds.

Smithfield Foods is the licensee of Nathan’s Famous pre-packaged hot dogs, selling a wide variety of beef franks at more than 20,000 supermarkets and wholesale club stores across the country including all natural, natural casing, skinless, bun-length, angus, and more.

For more information about Nathan’s Famous, please visit www.nathansfamous.com or www.facebook.com/nathansfamous .

About Nathan's Famous ^®

Nathan's is a Russell 2000 Company that currently distributes its products in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and twelve foreign countries through its restaurant system, foodservice sales programs and product licensing activities. Last year, over 550 million Nathan's Famous hot dogs were sold. Nathan's was ranked #22 on the Forbes 2014 list of the Best Small Companies in America and was listed as the Best Small Company in New York State in October 2013. For additional information about Nathan's, please visit our website at www.nathansfamous.com .

About Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods is a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield, Eckrich ^Ⓡ , Nathan's Famous ^Ⓡ , Farmland ^Ⓡ , Armour ^Ⓡ , Farmer John ^Ⓡ , Kretschmar ^Ⓡ , John Morrell ^Ⓡ , Cook's ^Ⓡ , Gwaltney ^Ⓡ , Carando ^Ⓡ , Margherita ^Ⓡ , Curly's ^Ⓡ , Healthy Ones ^Ⓡ , Morliny ^Ⓡ , Krakus ^Ⓡ and Berlinki ^Ⓡ . Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com .

Contact:

Hunter PR on behalf of Nathan’s Famous Megan Milano MMilano@HunterPR.com (212) 679-6600