“Many of our employees, including me, have children in Boston Public Schools and we are deeply committed to further supporting our communities where we work, learn and live to simultaneously provide quality meals and support our local economy. ![]() “At City Fresh we believe that everyone deserves access to nutritious and delicious food, and we are thrilled to partner with the Boston Public Schools to deliver great tasting meals to the public school community of Boston,” said Sheldon Lloyd, Co-Founder and CEO of City Fresh Foods. This new vended meals contract builds on recent investments to renovate BPS kitchens to enable scratch cooking on-site. In addition to providing nutritious meals, City Fresh Foods draws on a wide range of menu options to create culturally relevant meals for BPS students to enjoy. The City Fresh Foods team includes a Registered Dietician to provide a comprehensive nutritional analysis of all meals, and strong mechanisms to monitor student participation and minimize food waste. City Fresh will work with BPS to fulfill the goals of the Good Food Purchasing Program, championed by Mayor Wu when she served on the Boston City Council, to align the City’s food procurement with the goals of racial equity, environmental sustainability, and local economic development. Through an expert culinary team, City Fresh Foods will design menus that ensure high-quality and nutrient-rich meals for nearly 50,000 BPS students. All in all, it's a great recipe for nurturing the future leaders of Boston who are learning in our schools today.” "Our new partnership with City Fresh ensures BPS students and staff have access to a wide range of culturally relevant, nutritious foods and keeps City dollars in our neighborhoods by supporting a black-owned business that represents the heart and soul of Roxbury. ![]() “Access to nutritious food helps keep our students healthy and well so that they can learn throughout the school day," said BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius. “We’re proud to partner with a local, Roxbury-based, Black-owned business to deliver for our young people.” “Transformative change for BPS starts with the everyday experiences of our students, and this new contract ensures every child will have access to nutritious foods to energize and nourish them through the day,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. Wednesday’s announcement follows the unveiling of a Green New Deal for Boston Public Schools, a commitment to school facilities upgrades that includes $2 billion to launch 14 new construction or major renovation projects and accelerate ongoing district-wide improvements, including improvements to school kitchens. With a projected value of over $17 million, this is the largest non-construction contract the City has awarded to a certified Black-owned business. All meals will be freshly made in City Fresh’s Roxbury production facility with nutritious ingredients, including locally-sourced food. Beginning July 1, City Fresh Foods, a Roxbury-based employee- and Black-owned food service company, will provide breakfast, lunch, after-school meals, fresh snacks, and summer meals for Boston Public Schools. Boston Educational Development FoundationĬity Fresh Foods awarded contract to provide local and nutritious menu for BPS studentsīOSTON - Wednesday, Advancing her commitment to use the City’s purchasing power to invest in local businesses, Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools (BPS) today announced a new contract with City Fresh Foods.Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline.Classes, Workshops, Meetings & Events For BPS Families.Student Information System (SIS)/Family Portal.Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SpEdPAC).Social Emotional Learning & Instruction.Multilingual and Multicultural Education. ![]() O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. ![]()
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