Smart Choice
The Harlem-based business cooks from scratch; packages; and delivers breakfast, lunch, and snacks to public, private, and charter schools. But the company avoids processed foods, opting to buy 80% of its produce from local farmers and the rest from local suppliers. In doing so, schools get their choice of health-conscious meals, including pizza on wheat bread, multigrain pancakes, and hard-boiled farm-fresh eggs, among other menu staples.