1. Feeding a Million Children a Day: Learning from Akshaya Patra Sumit Sadana EVP and Chief Strategy Officer, SanDisk Member, Board of Directors, Second Harvest Food Bank

2. Vision: No child will be deprived of an education due to hunger Largest youth-focused NGO in the world Serving fresh, hot meals to 1.3 million children/day – Started with 1500 children in 2000 Goal: Serve 5 million children by 2020 Akshaya Patra

3. Large purpose-built, innovative kitchens Strong distribution system State and Federal partnership Public and Corporate support Culture – Strong, transparent governance – Innovative culture focused on continuous improvement – Service orientation The Akshaya Patra Journey

4. Innovative Kitchen Design

5. Unique, Three-Stage Gravity Flow Mechanism

6. Highly-automated Kitchens: Hygienic, high-volume production Rice for 1,000 students in 15 mins 40,000 flat-bread (roti) in 1 hr.

7. Custom-built vehicles for distribution

8. Imagine a world…

9. Food in America: A Social Crisis in the Making…  Cheap  Calorie-dense, addictive  Easily accessible  Little/no preparation needed High correlation between poverty/food insecurity and health problems like obesity, diabetes

10. Free food for everyone who needs it Fresh, highly nutritious hot meals Audacious Goal

11. Large purpose-built, innovative kitchens Partnership with SHFB for low-cost produce State and Federal partnership: redirect subsidies Distribution and Logistics Innovations Community and Corporate support How can we make this work?