ABOUT UMOJA

Empowering Healthier Lives Through Nutrition & Education​

ABOUT UMOJA

Empowering Healthier Lives Through Nutrition & Education​

At Food For Health, we develop medically tailored nutrition and education programs designed to drive better health and lasting behavioral change. Food For Health is a division of Umoja Supply Chain Solutions, a global health, food & logistics company providing custom, innovative solutions to reduce food insecurity and address social determinants of health. Through a network of food-grade warehouses across the country, Umoja has the expertise and reach to deliver scalable solutions for regional, state, and nationwide initiatives.

A Minority-Owned Business, Umoja is united in the drive for equity and access to quality food and healthcare for all. And as a mission-driven company with local roots and a global reach, Umoja is uniquely positioned to advance diversity, equity and inclusion through an expansive vendor / supplier network, a powerful ecosystem, and fostering undeserved communities.

The Power of Umoja

Service capabilities and fully customizable solutions available across the U.S.

How it Works

At Umoja, we handle everything for your custom meal kit program from start to finish. Our process makes it easy for your organization to design programs that meet the wide variety of needs for various populations, and ensure delivery of tailored nutrition on time, every time.

Blueprint

  • Plan Development
  • Menu Selection
  • Schedule & Frequency
  • Educational & informational tools
  • White Label / Branded components

Procurement

  • Sourcing of components 
  • Procurement of materials 

Enrollment

  • Systems integration and intake of recipient data 
  • Encrypted, secure storage 
  • Validation

Program Build

  • Custom meal kit builds 
  • Collaterals  
  • Labelling

Delivery

  • Ship meal kits through network of logistics partners 
  • On-time, at-home delivery

Secure Data Exchange & Integration

We approach integration projects with a holistic view to human, business and IT process and an eye to automation where possible. Umoja utilizes a suite of tools for integration of data between internal and external systems ensuring all compliance and security needs are met.  We work with every customer to outline specific requirements and build customized solutions for interfacing safely and within the framework of your business operations. 

Transfer Protocols & File Sharing Services

  • SFTP: hosted or hosted by customers 
  • FTPS: hosted or hosted by customer 
  • HTTP/S via APR 
  • AS2 
  • Umoja Supply hosted SharePoint or other Microsoft file sharing solutions 
  • Azure Blob cloud storage with managed access and UP whitelisting 
  • Automated email attachment processing 

File Formats & Types

  • JSON 
  • XML 
  • ANSI X12 
  • UN/EDIFACT 
  • Standard text flat files: CSV, Tab Delimited, fixed width, etc. 
  • Excel 
  • AI models for process PDF or scanned image files 

Solutions

  • Orderful 
  • Integrator .IO 
  • Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate 
  • Azure: Storage, AI & ML, SQL, VMs, Integration Services  
  • NetSuite 
  • Korber Edge WMS 

Our Team

James Gillespie, PhD, JD, MPA, MS

Chief Health Officer

Jordan Laccetti, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Missy Hunter

Chief Marketing Officer

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Gregory Privatera, PhD

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

Michael Gonzales

Senior Vice President of Growth

Crystal Ayoob, MHA, RDN

Vice President of Healthcare Innovation and Community Partnerships

Adam Andre

Business and Partnership Development

Maggie Davis, MS, RD, LDN, FADA, FAND

Nutrition and Dietetics Senior Advisor