Rg Foods Inc

Mobile Grocery - In 2024, the mobile grocery store made 8 location stops per week, generating $175,000 in food sales with 2,898 transactions using Double Up Oklahoma produce bucks and 7,727 transactions using SNAP benefits ensuring affordability for low income families. An innovative approach to addressing food deserts, the mobile market is a 44ft long, one-aisle mobile grocery store that carries grocery staples including fresh produce, quality meats, dairy, frozen, canned and household goods. Accepting SNAP and offering incentive programs such as Double Up Oklahoma and Senior Nutrition Farmers Market Program, the mobile store brings access to healthy foods to underserved communities where it is not available.

Fresh Food Academy - Assisting youth and residents in becoming active partners in their nutritious food choices and health outcomes through the Fresh Food Academy. The students and entrepreneurs will gain critical life skills while increasing their knowledge of business, the food supply chain, agriculture, nutrition, food preparation, and health through a social entrepreneurial program equipping youth and residents to take ownership of their health and building pathways for careers in the local food system and specifically for the Grocery Box. In 2024, 11 student interns are at the heart of this transformation, who together have worked 2,638 hours, earning over $27,000 in wages.

Food Hub - Starting in May 2023, Provides aggregation and distribution of food products including locally grown products for the mobile store, Grocery Box and food as medicine programs for other nonprofit agencies and tribes. Tulsa Regional Food Hub is a collaboration of multiple organizations to overcome challenges in the food supply chain which present significant barriers for healthy food access. RG Foods is a partner on the Tulsa County Food Plan committee spearheading the feasibility study for the formation of a Food Hub Cooperative to facilitate this collaboration. The proposed facility will support bulk purchasing, access to special pricing, strategic calendaring, expanding purchasing options and ease distribution logistics. In 2024, the Food Hub aggregated 78,000 lbs of food for ten organizations, and $135,000 in retail products to strengthen the local supply chain.

Grocery Box - The Grocery Box is a unique micro store model that is meant to serve neighborhoods will little to no access to healthy food. It is constructed of Standard Insulated Panels (SIP) providing 60% reduction in energy costs and a modular design that is easily replicable providing a low cost entry and a nimble solution to re-populate neighborhoods with fresh food stores. It is also an economic solution to food insecurity by providing a social entrepreneurial opportunity for residents to own and operate their own neighborhood stores. 2024 continued the planning and building stage for The Grocery Box with the grand opening expected in Spring 2025.

RG Kitchen - Through partnerships with FreshRX, Tulsa Urban Ag Coalition, Hunger Free Oklahoma, Osage Tribe and more, we hosted 15 cooking demonstrations to teach families how to prepare nutritious food. 1,560 lbs of food waste were rescued to create meals and held 82 culinary events ensuring farmers, grocers and organizations benefit from a stronger local food system. The model of integrating programing across the food system proves that healthy communities and economic prosperity go hand in hand. Through strategic partnerships, food education, workforce development, and innovative retail solutions, we are proving systems change is possible.