Emergency Food Services

More than 1 million emergency meals served during the pandemic.

The Lemons and Olives team is resourceful, agile, and decisive under pressure. We understand adaptability, urgency, and the importance of acting quickly when communities are in need.

Kitchen staff packing meals and food boxes for emergency disaster relief catering.

During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lemons and Olives stepped up to prepare 20,000 meals per day. We home-delivered meals to 2,000 older adults, throughout Queens and Brooklyn six days a week.

In partnership with the World Central Kitchen, we also prepared and delivered 3,000-5,000 nutritious meals per day, seven days a week, to frontline hospital staff across New York City.

What we do

WE PROVIDE LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY MEAL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND MIAMI.

Emergency meal delivery being handed to a resident at their front door.

Chef preparing large batches of salad and grain dishes in a commercial kitchen for emergency food service.

Box of packaged meals prepared for emergency food distribution during crisis response.

DSNY

With an emergency government contract from the NYC Department of Sanitation, we produced 20,000 meals daily for homebound older adults across Queens and Brooklyn, maintaining consistent production and reliable delivery six days per week.

Catering team preparing hundreds of packaged pasta meals for emergency food response.

Catering staff preparing and packaging hot meals in a commercial kitchen for emergency response.

Rows of fresh salad meals being prepared for large-scale emergency meal distribution.

Stacked packaged meals prepared in a commercial kitchen for emergency food relief programs.

Chef standing beside trays of freshly prepared bread for large-scale emergency meal production.

WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN

We were honored to work closely with WCK during and after the pandemic, preparing thousands of daily meals for frontline hospital staff and communities in need.

Kitchen staff packaging prepared meals for disaster relief and emergency food distribution.

Rows of prepared rice and broccoli meals packaged for large-scale emergency meal distribution.

Hundreds of packaged meals prepared on tables in a commercial kitchen for emergency food service operations.

BRONX FIRE EMERGENCY

We provided emergency meals following the Bronx fire, mobilizing quickly to support affected families and relief teams.

Lemons and Olives distributing packaged meals and water during emergency community food service.

Emergency catering setup providing food and beverages for community relief efforts with World Central Kitchen.

Large-scale food preparation for emergency catering with fresh ingredients being assembled in a professional kitchen.

FEED THE POLLS

We prepared and distributed meals for citizens and volunteers during the general election, supporting civic engagement efforts across New York City.

DSNY

With an emergency government contract from the NYC Department of Sanitation, we produced 20,000 meals daily for homebound older adults across Queens and Brooklyn, maintaining consistent production and reliable delivery six days per week.