Local business helps meet Nebraska food needs
(World News USA)

Local wholesale food distributor Lone Tree Foods was recently awarded a contract to package local produce and dairy products for nonprofits and food banks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lone Tree Foods works to increase market access, mainly for local produce and dairy farmers. The company works with several farms in the Butler County area, including Abie Vegetable, Jisa Farmstead Cheese, Pekarek Produce and Daniels Produce. “The goal starting out and still to this day is selling to restaurants and grocery stores – just doing anything we can to increase the distribution model for the local scene,” said Chad Juranek, finance manager and one of Lone Tree Foods` owners. But business went bad...