Indiana Pork, TinCaps donate meals to food bank

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Indiana Pork and the Fort Wayne TinCaps donated over 2,000 ground pork meals to the Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana.

This comes after the baseball team sold 2,000 tenderloin sandwiches at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne this past season.

For each sandwich sold, a meal of ground pork is being donated to help members of the community in need.

This was the third year for the partnership, which has resulted in nearly 6,500 ground pork meals donated the food bank.

“We’re thrilled to have a partnership that results in so much good for our community,” said Michael Limmer, TinCaps vice president of marketing and promotions.

“We’re proud that a fun name and idea like the Hoosier State Tenderloins has translated into the opportunity to provide more than 2,000 meals this season for local families in need.”

The 2,000-plus meals translate to more than 500 pounds of ground pork.

Indiana is the fifth-largest pork producing state in the United States, with nearly 2,200 Hoosier pig farmers.

“Indiana pig farmers are always happy to feed our neighbors,” said Mark Johnson, Whitley County pork producer and Indiana Pork board member.

“Our farmers are happy to donate pork to their local food pantries and are equally excited to partner with the TinCaps to make a big donation to help feed Fort Wayne residents.”

Did You Know?

While the breaded tenderloin sandwich is universally revered around the Hoosier State, it originated in northeast Indiana, not far from Parkview Field.

Just 25 miles southeast of the ballpark in downtown Huntington, Nick’s Kitchen has been treating customers to tasty tenderloin sandwiches since 1908.

Now, Nick’s is the first stop on what has been named the Tenderloin Trail that weaves throughout the state all the way down to Evansville.