Nutritious School Lunch Service Purchases Second Location for $2.4 Million
Summary
For more than a decade, original owners Mary and Larry Gagnon had cooked meals for local schoolchildren by receiving orders on handwritten notes from parents.But in 2003, Mary and Larry’s son, Justin, along with two of his longtime friends, Keith Cosbey and Ryan Mariotti, joined the team and brought Choicelunch into the technology age.The lender on the project was City National Bank, based in Walnut Creek.“Thanks to the SBA 504 loan program, we have been able to grow not only our ability to serve wholesome meals to California schools, but our staff as well.For more than a decade, original owners Mary and Larry Gagnon had cooked meals for local schoolchildren by receiving orders on handwritten notes from parents.But in 2003, Mary and Larry’s son, Justin, along with two of his longtime friends, Keith Cosbey and Ryan Mariotti, joined the team and brought Choicelunch into the technology age.