Lancaster Food Company

Produce and Sell Organic Food for Wholesale Distribution

Other | United States of America | Community Development | Sustainable Land Use

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http://www.thelancasterfoodcompany.com/

Overview

We started The Lancaster Food Company after years of friendship talking about well many things. But there were two common topics how to have significant impact on the City of Lancaster which has a 30% poverty rate and the other was foodmaking it sourcing and supporting the best of it and of course eating it. We feel strongly about reducing poverty in the U.S. and feel we can do our part here in Lancaster by paying better than living wages and by hiring people who might otherwise have difficulty getting work because of obstacles like legal records or educational gaps. And we love food. Craig's lifelong affair with food includes obsessing over how to make just about everything from scratch from dry cured chorizo to wild yeast sourdough starter. Charlie's lifelong affair with food includes eating lots of it and once hosting an organic CSA starting community gardens and attempting to improve the public school meal system. We both recognize the deep impact of food on peopleon our health the economy and our delicate ecosystem.So when we started the company we wanted it to reflect our values and to have positive impact on our community and world. The results? We feel strongly about the choices we made and feel they reflect our values and will positively impact others All of our food is USDA Certified Organic and free of harmful additives We source our ingredients from local organic farmers and area businesses whenever possible We strive to make the best certified organic products and regularly experiment with new formulations and products. We primarily hire people living in the City of Lancaster with a focus on hiring people out of poverty. We pay employees at least $15/hr and all employees will have access to stock ownership in the company through stock options (we re still working on this). Up to 30% of the company will be employee owned in the future.