Farmers to Families Food Box Program

DiMare Fresh Approved For Second Round of Funding by USDA For The “Farmers to Families Food Box” Program

June 30, 2020 DiMare Fresh

The initial round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program contracts will be completed on June 30, and the USDA has announced it will be extending contracts to some well performing contractors, such as DiMare Fresh, through the next performance period of July 1-Aug. 31. …

Hattiesburg-Based Company Awarded $ 10.3M Farmers To Families Food Box Contract

June 26, 2020 WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $ 10.3 million contract to Hattiesburg-based Merchants Foodservice for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. …

To Buy Wholesale Milk For its Food Boxes, USDA is Paying Well Above Retail Prices

June 9, 2020 Jessica Fu + H. Claire Brown, The Counter

New analysis finds USDA’s food aid program is buying milk at overblown prices⁠—sometimes more than twice what you’d pay in the supermarket. …

Established Food Companies Lapping San Antonio’s CRE8AD8 in Food Box Program

June 8, 2020 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express News

Of the nearly 200 contracts the USDA awarded for its Farmers to Families Food Box Program nearly a month ago, a handful went to companies with little to no experience in food distribution, including CRE8AD8, while the agency rejected bids from firms with years of experience in the industry. …