Kraft Hosts Mac and Cheese Giveway to Shutdown Workers in DC

Kraft is giving away mac and cheese and other groceries in Washington, D.C., to federal workers sidelined by the partial government shutdown.

The grocery manufacturing and processing conglomerate Wednesday opened a pop-up store in the nation's capital called "Kraft Now. Pay Later," Business Insider reported.

Federal workers who show their government IDs can go home with a free bag of Kraft products — including mac and cheese, cheeses, and condiments.

"During the government shutdown, parents should not have to worry about putting dinner on the table because they aren't receiving a paycheck," Sergio Eleuterio, Kraft's head of marketing, said in a statement, BI reported. "Kraft stands for families and we want to support the families who have built our brands."

The pop-up will be open from Wednesday through Sunday. The company asks  workers who take groceries donate, if possible, to the charity of their choice once the "situation gets back to normal."

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