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Emergency Meal Deliveries

McLane Global Launched the Emergency Meals-to-You Program

— May 21, 2020 — Marketing
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies and organizations are partnering to provide emergency meals for those in need. In the United States, leading food and logistics company McLane Global has debuted the Emergency Meals-to-You program in a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, PepsiCo and others. The goal of this initiative is to provide five million emergency meals per week to children in need in rural areas.

Eligible school districts are able to easily sign up for this initiative through MealstoYou.org. Once the school is registered, families and their children can enroll. Individuals will receive a "two-week supply of shelf-stable, nutritious, individually packaged foods" within days of signing up.

McLane Global has shifted "to a 24-hour production schedule" in order to meet demand.


Image Credit: Meals to You
Trend Themes
1. Emergency Meal Deliveries - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Develop advanced logistics and delivery systems to efficiently distribute emergency meals to those in need during crisis situations.
2. Public-private Partnerships - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Create innovative collaboration models between government entities and private organizations to address social issues and provide essential services in times of crisis.
3. Food Security Initiatives - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Explore scalable solutions and new technologies to ensure food security for vulnerable populations, particularly in remote or rural areas.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Logistics - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Develop efficient and sustainable systems for sourcing, storing, and delivering emergency food supplies in crisis situations.
2. Education - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Implement innovative programs that address children's nutritional needs, especially in rural school districts, through partnerships with food and logistics companies.
3. Non-profit and Social Services - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Leverage technology and strategic partnerships to optimize the distribution of emergency meals to vulnerable populations during times of crisis.
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