Healthy Uprising: Kristin Richmond of Revolution Foods

12 million children in the U.S. lack access to healthy food, leading to childhood obesity doubling in the last 30 years. On top of that, providing healthy school meals has a positive correlation to students' academic outcomes. Learn about Kristin Richmond, the co-founder and CEO of Revolution Foods, a school lunch provider serving over 2.5 million meals a week! Revolution Foods is ranked as one of the healthiest school meal providers in the U.S., directly addressing food insecurity for low-income students with after-school programs, community cooking classes, and nutrition education.

With their "kid-inspired, chef-crafted" meals, Revolution Foods emphasizes sustainable supply chains, healthy eating habits, and reducing food waste - all while serving 1.2 million servings of fruit per week in more than 400 cities!

"The link between what I'm doing as a parent, as a community member, and as a CEO is a real honor," says Kristin. "Despite the challenges, purpose and a bigger belief in what I am doing has fueled me to stay in the game."

Eva Yazhari