We're also addressing hunger across the U.S. through our YUMeals program. Since its launch over a decade ago, YUMeals has become the largest prepared-food donation program in the world. Through YUMeals, in 2008 we donated over 12 million pounds of wholesome food, with a fair market value of $49 million, to needy families and children. Since creation of the program, we've donated over 117 million pounds of food, with a value of $452 million, to those at risk of hunger.
The food is distributed through a network of over 3,100 hunger relief organizations in hundreds of communities across the U.S. We are exploring initiating this program in other countries in 2009 and 2010.