Our story begins in 1978
Our story begins in 1978
Like so many great stories, ours started with a remarkable mother.
Like so many great stories, ours started with a remarkable mother.
Over 30 years at one school district
Over 30 years at one school district
As a child nutrition educator at Great Neck Public Schools, Andrea Rosenblume stressed the importance of eating fresh, whole foods. She served until her retirement in 2013.
Now it's a national movement
In 2022, Hunter Rosenblume—Andrea’s son—became CEO of Ordo and took the idea nationwide. The company and its leadership have been featured in top publications, like Forbes, recognizing them for their work in improving access to fresh food.
We're scaling fresh, whole foods
It isn’t fancy—it’s just simple, fresh, homestyle meals.
Our menu design is simple
Scratch-made favorites with fresh produce, rotated seasonally for built-in variety.
We're pioneers in Farm-to-School
At Ordo, serving our local communities goes well beyond nourishing students. Our entire model revolves around connecting schools with local chefs and local ingredients. There are 3 reasons we do this:
It's better. It's healthier. And it just makes cents—because local food doesn't have a manufacturer's markup or delivery fees.
Our model enables quality everywhere
We've designed our menus and supply chains around fresh food that can be reliably sourced locally. On the backend, our technology automates the required paperwork for compliance. Our public school meals are 100% compliant for reimbursement through NSLP, SBP, CACFP, and other USDA programs.
Ordo increases participation by as much as 144%
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Hillsborough City School District switched to Ordo and participation more than doubled in the first month and the progress has sustained. Success wasn't achieved with marketing—just consistent, high-quality food service.
Our chefs are experts at fresh daily
Our 500+ professional chefs across the country prepare fresh meals every day for our schools. We recruit real chefs who have significant experience in cooking from scratch, unlike most companies. Our entire model revolves around connecting schools with local chefs and ingredients from local suppliers.
Our technology simplifies compliance
Our software platform—for schools, chefs, and families—is included free of charge. Administrators or families can log in and place their orders. New automation tools make it easy for schools to generate production records, delivery tickets, and meal counts for all USDA programs.
We're available 24/7 to
support schools
Ordo is committed to providing fast and effective service through a dedicated team of in-house operations leaders, customer support specialists, and licensed nutritionists available to address questions and concerns with administration and families.
Our Investors
We've raised institutional capital to become an established player in our industry.
A Special Thank You
To a few people who helped us along the way:
Andrea Rosenblume • Lucas Kuzak • Sheila Nicolin • Michael Gifford-Santos • Cole Dargan • Mark Rebec • Mark Valencia • Yanping Wenzel • Indra Sofian • Alex Karl Cruz • Abner Horn • Wesley Samples • Brittany Selvig • José Romo-Puerta • Adam Yost • Frenchie Huey • Aaron McClendon • Anthony McGlade • Rich Crandall • Chauncey Hamilton • Jamie Quint • Sara Ittelson • Max Mullen • Dan Carroll • Hank Grishman • Lori Nelson • Thomas "Dean" Daniels
To a few people who helped us: Andrea Rosenblume • Lucas Kuzak • Sheila Nicolin • Michael Gifford-Santos • Cole Dargan • Mark Rebec • Mark Valencia • Yanping Wenzel • Indra Sofian • Alex Karl Cruz • Abner Horn • Wesley Samples • Brittany Selvig • José Romo-Puerta • Adam Yost • Frenchie Huey • Aaron McClendon • Anthony McGlade • Rich Crandall • Chauncey Hamilton • Jamie Quint • Sara Ittelson • Max Mullen • Dan Carroll • Hank Grishman • Lori Nelson • Thomas "Dean" Daniels
Join the team
At the heart of Ordo is a team of incredibly smart people who work hard every day to ensure we provide the best quality service to our partners across the country.
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