NEW UNIVERSE FOOD LLC - Florida Company Profile

2024-03-13

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Department of Agriculture

NESTLED IN THE HEART OF RURAL LIVE OAK, FLORIDA, NEW UNIVERSE FOOD IS ON A MISSION TO BRING THE POWER OF ORGANIC FOOD TO COMMUNITIES NEAR AND FAR. BEGINNING HERE IN OUR PREDOMINANTLY AGRICULTURAL COUNTY, WHICH CONTAINS FOOD DESERTS, WE SEE THE BLARING NEED FOR ORGANIC, HEALTHY PRODUCTS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND ARE STRIVING TO DELIVER THIS. AS A CERTIFIED ORGANIC MANUFACTURER OPERATED MAINLY BY ASIAN EMPLOYEES, WE SOURCE ORGANIC PRODUCE FROM LOCAL AND OUT OF STATE ORGANIC GROWERS AND VENDORS ALONG WITH OUR SISTER COMPANY EASE LAND ORGANIC FARM, A CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM, WHICH IS WHERE THE NEW UNIVERSE FOOD MANUFACTURING FACILITY IS LOCATED.NEW UNIVERSE FOOD HOPES TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC WHOLE FOODS SUCH AS SPICES, TEAS, JAMS, AND MIXES. ONE OF OUR KEY PRODUCTS IS SELF-BALANCING FOOD: A CONVENIENT, NUTRIENT-RICH SUPPLEMENT BLENDED FROM THE POWDERS OF ORGANIC VEGETABLES AND GRAINS SOURCED FROM ORGANIC FARMS AND VENDORS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE AIM TO SERVE AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS, FAST AND CONVENIENT ORGANIC OPTIONS. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT ORGANIC PRODUCTS REACH CONSUMERS IN THEIR FRESHEST, MOST NATURAL STATE. THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING A REFRIGERATED VAN ALLOWS US TO FULFILL OUR PROMISE OF DELIVERING FRESH, HIGH-QUALITY ORGANIC PRODUCTS, AND WILL ALSO ENABLE US TO REACH A LARGER CUSTOMER BASE. IN TURN, IT WILL ASSIST IN ENHANCING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. WITH THIS VAN, WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR MARKET REACH AND PROMOTE ORGANIC PRODUCTS BY TRAVELING TO AND SERVING AT FARMERS MARKETS, A RANGE OF FOOD EXPOS, COMMUNITY BAZAARS AND FAIRS. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO MEET AND GREET PEOPLE TO HELP EDUCATE AND CHANGE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT ORGANIC FOODS. WE CAN ALSO EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FOODS AND ITS POWER TO FUEL THE BODY. THE VAN WILL ALSO BE USED FOR PICKING UP ORGANIC FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND GRAINS FROM OTHER FARMS AND VENDORS TO PROCESS AT THE FACTORY AND TO DELIVER TO MARKETS.TASKS THAT NEED TO BE PERFORMED IN THIS VEHICLE ACQUISITION AND DELIVERABLES INCLUDE, PURCHASE OF A NEW DELIVERY VAN FROM MERCEDES BENZ AND REFRIGERATION INSTALLATION THROUGH THERMO KING.THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF PURCHASING A REFRIGERATED DELIVERY VAN INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:-EXTENDING TIME TO MARKET.-INCREASING THE VOLUME AND TYPES OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS THAT ARE TRANSPORTED.-INCREASING OUR ACCESS AND SALES TO MORE DIVERSIFIED AND LARGER ORGANIC MARKETS.-ENSURING FOOD SAFETY AND FRESHNESS.-DELIVERING A MORE DIVERSE SELECTION OF PRODUCTS TO OUR CUSTOMERS.-INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SOURCED PRODUCE AND INGREDIENTS FROM OTHER ORGANIC FARMERS, HANDLERS, AND PROCESSORS.AN ADDITIONAL GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ORGANIC OPTIONS TO UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES. IN OUR MARKET RESEARCH, WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY 23.5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN FOOD DESERTS. THESE AREAS INCLUDE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED MARKETS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CARRY ORGANIC PRODUCTS AND PRODUCE DUE TO LIMITED TRANSPORTATION, BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO CARRY ORGANIC PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN PASSION FOR ORGANIC FOODS. WITHIN ONE YEAR, WE PROJECT A 30 SALES INCREASE BY EXPANDING OUR TERRITORY TO SERVE THESE FOOD DESERTS ALONG WITH OUR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL NEW MARKETS. WE BELIEVE SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY AND CAN POSITIVELY AFFECT THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF THOSE IN NEED. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH, IF YOU LIVE IN A FOOD DESERT, YOU HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. FURTHERMORE, FOOD DESERTS CORRELATE TO 71 BILLION IN HEALTH CARE COSTS, WHICH COULD BE ALLEVIATED THROUGH DIETARY CHANGES. STUDIES SHOW ORGANIC FOODS GROWN WITHOUT THE TOXIC CHEMICAL HERBICIDES AND PESTICIDES ARE HEALTHIER FOR OUR BODIES. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION STATES THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN AREAS WITH A HIGHER AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHY FOODS HAD A 45 LOWER RATE OF DIABETES OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD. AT NEW UNIVERSE FOOD WE BELIEVE IN FOSTERING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AMERICAN FARMING, NATURAL PROCESSING, AND QUALITY ORGANIC PRODUCTS.

97804.42

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2022-09-01

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Department of Agriculture

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

7350.00

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2020-05-27

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Small Business Administration

TO PROVIDE LOANS TO RESTORE AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE THE VICTIMS OF ECONOMIC INJURY TYPE DISASTERS TO PRE-DISASTER CONDITIONS

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96300.00

96300.00

2020-04-25

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Small Business Administration

ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT

3000.00

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