Sam Polk, “Every Table”

In 2013 Sam Polk, a former hedge fund trader, founded a nonprofit called Feast (originally called Groceryships) to address food-related health problems in South LA, where the average income is $13,000 a year, life expectancy is 10 years lower than more affluent areas, and diseases like obesity and diabetes are alarmingly high. Feast began helping family food providers make healthy choices through nutrition education, cooking classes, free produce, and support groups.

In 2014 David Foster, a former private equity professional, was so inspired by a Feast event that he decided to join the nonprofit full-time. That year Sam and David began hearing from Feast participants that while fresh produce was great, they often had to buy food on the go because they were juggling multiple jobs and large families. And in South LA, their only options were fast food.   Sam and David saw an opportunity to help families like these. So they created a model for a new company that would sell healthy food in “food deserts” like South LA at prices competitive with fast food.

Website: EveryTable.com
Locations:

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 W MLK Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90008
10:30am – 9pm Mon-Sat, 11am – 7pm Sun
323-296-0311

Compton
253 E. Compton Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
9am-8pm Mon-Fri,
10am-8pm Sa-Sun
(323) 407-7690

Watts (COMING SOON)
1633 E. 103rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90002

South Central LA
1101 West 23rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007
10am – 8pm Mon – Fri, 11am-8pm Sat-Sun