Recently, the K-12 team committed to providing 1 million “grab n go” bags to their operators at no cost.

These grab n go bags will help support the many school districts using new distribution models to hand out food to kids and adults.

Emily Miramontes, account executive for K-12, works with one of the many districts that have created walk-up and drive-through stations to provide breakfast and lunch bags filled with staple lunchbox foods. She noted that our products have been a mainstay in this new meal format.

“It feels good knowing our products provide comfort to families affected by closures, lay-offs and food insecurity,” says Miramontes.

Other school districts, like the Loudoun County Public Schools in Ashburn, Virginia, have been using their school buses to deliver a week’s worth of food to its students. Students can go to their usual bus pickup spot to collect a food package.

The K-12 team is also working to create signage for operators to advertise their feeding programs while schools are closed, in lieu of the handwritten signs that many operators have used in a rush to switch gears as schools close. It’s one of several initiatives and solutions that the C&F team has stood up to meet demand and support operators.

“Roughly 22 million students rely on the free and reduced-price meals they receive at schools. The entire K-12 team is doing everything that we can to provide the right solutions to our customers to ensure they can continue to feed as many students as possible,” says Fellers.