Mr. Glynn Lloyd

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Glynn Lloyd is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of City Fresh Foods. He is an environmental leader, community builder, and successful entrepreneur. Glynn has grown City Fresh at an average rate of 20% a year for 15 consecutive years. City Fresh Foods has won such awards as Small Business Administration's young entrepreneur of the year, and Boston's black and white business profile award. City Fresh has been featured in many prominent media outlets including National Public Radio, CNN, PBS's NOW, Entrepreneur and INC. magazines. More importantly, City Fresh Foods remains a warm and supportive environment in which local residents help manage and grow the company.

City Fresh Foods’ is Glynn’s second business. He started a landscape business when he was 12 years old reaching sales of $100,000 by the time he graduated high school.

Glynn, a graduate of Boston University has worked as a teacher in the Louisiana Public School system teaching 5th and 6th grades. He has also taught G.E.D. to younger and older adults in Boston.

Glynn has a history of community activism; from local million man march organizing to holding positions of board chair for the Four Corners Main Streets, Sportsmen's Tennis Club and The Food Project. Glynn’s passions include urban agriculture in which he recently worked with a select group of gardeners to grow food for City Fresh and consults for innovative local non-profits such as Red Tomato and Boston Rising. Glynn continues to lend vision and passion to City Fresh Foods.

Name of Business / Organization

City Fresh Foods Inc.

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http://www.cityfresh.com/

Twitter

http://twitter.com/cityfreshfoods

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-Fresh-Foods/259974537188

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13 years 41 weeks