Empowering Veterans and Supporting the Community through Operation Homefront
By Brian Frazier
Kellanova Commercial Strategy Team
Kellanova is a very special place for Veterans
Introducing Veterans to careers at Kellanova and helping them succeed is very personal to me. Although I didn’t serve, my father is a Vietnam Veteran. My involvement with our K Vets and Supporters Business Employee Resource Group (B/ERG) honors his service and that of all current and former members of the U.S. armed services.
Kellanova is a very special place for Veterans. Our history of working with the military goes way back. In World War II, our employees proudly produced more than 43 million packages of K-Rations, or combat ready meals, for U.S. troops deployed overseas. We even had an employee Cookie Club that spent one evening every other week baking cookies and sending them to military personnel stationed around the world. Fast forward to more recently and we were honored with a Patriot Award for our extraordinary support of reservist employees called up to active duty. We’re also listed as a Best for Vets employer by Military Times.
But K Vets and Supporters doesn’t just focus on recruiting and retaining former members of the military to roles at Kellanova. Our motto of “honoring service and empowering lives” extends to our efforts to support current military families. One of the ways we do so is by partnering with Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that provides relief and recurring family support programs and services throughout the year to help military families overcome short-term difficulties so they don’t become long-term hardships.
