Boston Awards $17 Million School Meals Deal to Roxbury's City Fresh Foods

Townbrief reporting Jul 19, 2026 From the Uncategorized meeting 7 min read

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Uncategorized · Meeting of July 19, 2026

Boston awards a $17 million school meals contract to Roxbury-based City Fresh Foods, the largest non-construction deal in city history with a certified Black-owned business. Mayor Michelle Wu, joined by BPS Superintendent Dr. Brenda Casselius and Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Shagun Itewoo, announced the contract at a July 19 Roxbury press event, saying it fulfills the intent of the city's 2019 Good Food Purchasing Ordinance.

City Fresh Foods, a Black-owned and employee-owned company founded 28 years ago on Dudley Street, will supply scratch-cooked, culturally relevant meals to nearly 50,000 BPS students starting July 1. Itewoo noted the award quadruples the city's previous record for a non-construction contract to a minority firm, and that the city stands at 6.5 percent of contracts going to women- and minority-owned businesses, with a stated goal of reaching double digits. CEO Sheldon Lloyd, whose 160-person workforce is majority Boston residents, announced the company is building a new state-of-the-art production plant in the heart of Roxbury.

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Source: the Uncategorized meeting of July 19, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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