About Us

Since catering our first daycare center in the early 90s, CKC Good Food has continually focused on pairing a variety of nourishing meals with second-to-none support for our client partners.

Our Manifesto

We believe good food nourishes bodies, minds, spirits and cultures.TM

About Us

Our Core Values

Helping Others

Placing importance on serving others with quality and value.

Collaboration

Embracing differences of thought, experience and expertise to boost productivity and creativity.

Diversity

Uniting, educating and celebrating people of diverse cultures.

Meaningful Work

Doing and providing work that has purpose and significance.

Innovation

Constantly improving the experience of our client partners and our team members.

Your Collaborative Food Service Partner

CKC Good Food pairs our wide variety of delicious meals with unparalleled operational and client support to ensure the success and compliance of your food service program. This combination has helped CKC Good Food become one of Minnesota’s largest woman-owned food service partners. We prepare about 36,000 meals and snacks daily that are served at client sites. All our clients operating under the National School Lunch Program consistently keep their participation levels and revenues high, maximize reimbursements, make full use of commodities and surpass the expectations of auditors when they undergo their USDA Administrative Reviews.

Food service team members portioning fresh produce

Nourishing bodies, minds and cultures

Our founder, Nancy Close, is from the restaurant family behind St. Paul’s former Caravan Serai, the first Afghan restaurant in the United States. Nancy grew up in and eventually bought that business, which birthed Caravan Kids Catering. Since catering our first daycare center from the Caravan Serai kitchen in the early 90s, CKC Good Food has focused on finding new ways to tempt the taste buds of people across many different cultures while incorporating fresh, high-quality ingredients. Even under today’s strict nutritional guidelines of the National School Lunch Program and other federal nutrition programs, we have upheld our commitment to providing delicious, healthful, restaurant-quality meals that nourish joyful eaters.