In this episode, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Manish Singh from LA Unified. Manish has a degree from Delhi University in Hotel Management (India's premier hotel management school), an MBA, and a CASBO certification. He has been with his district for the past 15 years where he’s grown the CEP program and feeds 137 million meals annually to roughly 500,000 students.

During the pandemic, he partnered with local Food Banks, USDA’s Farmer to Families, and the Red Cross to distribute over 140 million meals to students across the community. Manish is passionate about food and committed to providing his students with the types of delicious and nutritious meals they need and want.