On Oct 6th through the 13th, I made a journey to Kenya, Nairobi where I had the privilege of traveling with and working alongside Breedlove’s trusted and valued partner SERV International and the founder/CEO of RootRadius, a marketing agency that exists to help causes tell their story more effectively. The purpose of this trip was to personally witness firsthand the use of Breedlove’s humanitarian food products in the field. As a result of the experience, I am also able to confidently come alongside SERV in a partnership to help raise awareness of their program needs, as well as to help raise funds for the acquisition of Breedlove’s food for those programs. What follows is an account of my journey. I hope you are encouraged by it, and motivated to help us to help them by raising the funds to fill one 40-foot container with our food product to feed the precious people they serve in Kenya. More details on this project at the end of this blog report.
Day 1: After about 18 hours in the air, and more hours than that in airport layovers, I arrived in Nairobi. Our first night in country, we stayed as guests at the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) compound where the food and the accommodations were very pleasant.
August 7th - I departed for a busy 2-week trip to central Asia, making stops in Tajikistan, Kyrgystan and Uzbekistan to personally witness the programs of our valued partner, Resource Policy Exchange (RPX). RPX utilizes our food through our government’s USAID, International Food for Peace program to provide nutritious food to orphanages, hospitals working with tuberculosis patients, and other health care agencies. In 2012, they will deliver a total of 356.44 metric tons of food (17,822,000 servings) to the three countries.
As the world’s population increases, we are faced with difficult problems. One of the most pressing problems is world hunger, and we face it every day. Our mission at Breedlove Foods Inc. is very simple; feed the world. As an employee I work as one of a small group running operations and packaging. This story is about the big hearts of our team, serving to do our part.
Harvest Lentil Pro takes our original soup blend and adds lentils as an additional source of protein. USAID approved, Harvest Lentil Pro has fed 100's of millions of people throughout the world. It contains: Raw lentils, rice, textured vegetable protein fortified with vitamins and vitamins, caramel color, potatoes, onions, carrots, and salt. CONTAINS SOY.
Breedlove's dehydrated food works great for dinners, but it also makes a wonderful side dish. In the photo Breedlove's Black Beans and Rice perfect an enchilada casserole.
No one enjoys eating the same thing every day, so one of the things we pride our food on the most is flexibility. There are endless ways to use our food if the chef is innovative enough to try. In the image to the left is a pair of burritos made using our Black Beans and Rice.
Chicken Fried Rice with TVP Chicken Strips is one of our most popular products within the USA. It contains: Enriched parboiled long grain rice, textured soy flour, peas, carrots, broccoli, onion, garlic, celery, salt, natural and artificial flavors, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, caramel color, sulfites to maintain color. CONTAINS SOY.
Red Beans and Rice is by far Breedlove's most popular product for the American palate containing: Enriched parboiled long grain rice, pinto beans, bell pepper, onion, garlic, bleached wheat flour, natural and artificial flavors, flavored textured vegetable protein, caramel color, sulfites to maintain color, red No. 3, paprika, spices, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate. CONTAINS WHEAT AND SOY.
Chicken Rice Dinner is an American favorite containing: Enriched parboiled long grain rice, textured soy flour, pinto beans, green peas, natural and artificial flavors, sweet corn, carrots, onion, red bell pepper, jalapeno powder, monosodium glutamate. CONTAINS SOY.
Beef Rice Dinner is a fan favorite! Truly a delicious meal containing: Enriched parboiled long grain rice, textured vegetable protein, black beans, green peas, natural and artificial flavors, garlic, monosodium glutamate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, turmeric, spices, sweet corn, carrots, onions, red bell pepper, jalapeno powder and caramel color. CONTAINS SOY AND WHEAT. 
