“The fact that the food banks want this food and want us to be successful - and we are going to be successful - is really amazing.” “They are sending us dozens of emails a day, asking what we can do to make their life easier, which is fantastic,” Palomino said. He said he’s working with other food banks too.
“It’s beautiful … the relationship between the San Antonio Food Bank and CRE8AD8 has been exceptional.” “Our team is working around the clock,” Palomino said in an interview. Palomino has estimated he will need to hire 100 workers or more. To fulfill the contract, CRE8AD8 needs refrigerated storage, food-safe space for packing the boxes and refrigerated vehicles for transportation. Food Bank help as COVID-19 ravages economy On : 'We just can’t feed this many': 10,000 seek S.A. Failure could cause a family to go hungry.” “What it ultimately means is nourishment for families that are hungry,” Cooper said. CRE8AD8’s was the seventh largest in the nation.Įric Cooper, CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank, said a lot is riding on Palomino’s ability to deliver. In all, the government granted more than 200 contracts, worth a combined $1.2 billion. CRE8AD8 has been contracted to supply the Southwestern Region, which includes Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah. The USDA received more than 550 proposals to serve seven supplier regions. Some farmers had been discarding produce for lack of buyers. The Farmers to Families program is intended to make use of surplus fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products that would otherwise go to waste because growers’ usual customers - such as restaurants, hotels and schools - have closed or drastically reduced their purchases. Department of Agriculture to create and distribute food boxes to food banks and nonprofits during the coronavirus pandemic. Gregorio Palomino, CEO of CRE8AD8, has received a $39 million contract from the U.S. Industry professionals in San Antonio weren’t familiar with the company. Palomino told an industry publication his company had amassed more than 60 awards while being “regularly featured as one of the fastest-growing companies both in our industry and within the general business community.”Īn extensive search for articles about CRE8AD8 turned up only a handful in online magazines. On : San Antonio event planner has yet to start food distribution under federal contract It appears to be a mailbox at a UPS store in a North Side strip mall. The company website does list an address for CRE8AD8’s “global headquarters” in San Antonio. No addresses or phone numbers are listed for any of them. In promoting CRE8AD8, Palomino claims to have operations in 27 cities around the world, including Houston, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Paris, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, Melbourne, Tokyo and Moscow. The agency said CRE8AD8’s bid was rejected. Palomino said he was awarded an event-planning contract by the North Dakota Department of Transportation earlier this year. The chamber says he was never on its board. Palomino’s LinkedIn profile says he served on the board of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Their names vanished from CRE8AD8’s website after the Express-News began making inquiries. Officials at those companies say they’ve never done business with Palomino or his firm. On his company’s website, Palomino has listed USAA, Valero Energy and Fiesta San Antonio among his clients. On : USDA knocked for granting $39M contract to San Antonio event planner
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