Revolutions Foods, an Oakland start-up, aims to transform school lunches and wean students off of sugary, fat-filled foods, and has raised about $1 million from the Bay Area Equity Fund.
That fund, managed by JPMorgan Chase & Co., invests in companies and technologies that socially and environmentally benefit the San Francisco Bay Area’s low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
Formed last year by entrepreneurs Kristin Groos Richmond and Kirsten Tobey, Revolution Foods aims to create healthy alternatives to high-calorie cafeteria food at a price comparable to government-subsidized school lunches. Revolution has inked a partnership with health food supermarket giant Whole Foods, which provides food at a reduced cost and helps Revolution Foods seal additional partners from its network of organic farms and dairies. (Source: VentureWire)
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[...] Revolution Foods is a provider of “healthy food, nutrition education, and operational support for schools in California.” Opposed to the virtuous virtual work of DailyStrength, RevFoods (their URL) is tackling healthcare “on the street” by providing health-promoting food and information to children in schools. The company recently received venture funding from JPMorgan’s Bay Area Equity Fund (as reported in early September). Clearly, it’s a less scalable business than DailyStrength but such high-touch healthcare “rangers” are a necessary component in the system’s growing (though still nascent) shift towards preventative care. del.icio.us | Digg it | reddit [...]