Food For Health transfers Food Benefit Company assets to Open Hand

Food For Health said Nov. 3 it is transitioning assets from its Food Benefit Company subsidiary to Atlanta nonprofit Open Hand, expanding the reach of its medically tailored meal platform. The deal links Wisconsin’s first accredited medically tailored meal provider with one of the nation’s largest Food Is Medicine organizations as demand grows for nutrition-based health care.

Why it matters: - The transition pairs a Wisconsin Food Is Medicine platform with an established Atlanta nonprofit that already serves thousands of people. - Both organizations are betting that medically tailored meals can improve health outcomes and help reduce chronic disease costs. - The move could broaden access to nutrition-based care as employers, payers and providers look for more non-drug health interventions.

What happened: - Food For Health announced a relationship and asset transition from its subsidiary, the Food Benefit Company, to Open Hand. - The announcement came on Nov. 3, 2026. - The Food Benefit Company was founded less than four years ago and grew into a multimillion-dollar Food Is Medicine organization. - Open Hand is based in Atlanta and is a fellow member of the Food Is Medicine Coalition.

The details: - Food For Health said the Food Benefit Company was created to show that food can function as a clinical intervention and to support the nonprofit mission of eliminating diet-related disease through medically tailored meals. - Kathy Koshgarian, CEO of Food For Health and the Food Benefit Company, said the transition advances that original vision by joining FBC’s growth and impact with an established Food Is Medicine leader with a 40-year track record. - Open Hand was founded in 1988 in response to the AIDS crisis and joined the Food is Medicine Coalition in 2012. - Matthew Pieper, CEO of Open Hand, said diet-related disease remains the number one cause of death in the U.S., with 700,000 Americans dying annually from preventable causes. - Open Hand said the Food Benefit Company’s proprietary platform and client relationships fit its growth strategy and will help it reach more individuals and communities. - Open Hand recently completed a 43,000-square-foot expansion of its food production facilities. - Food For Health will also market two Milwaukee properties: a USDA- and FDA-certified 15,000-square-foot commercial kitchen at 334 W. Brown Street and a 40,000-square-foot historic facility at 2007 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Between the lines: - The deal suggests consolidation in a niche that is moving from pilot programs to scale. - Food Benefit Company’s sale or transition to a larger nonprofit may help preserve its client base while giving Open Hand a larger platform for national growth. - The emphasis on certifications, facility size and measurable health outcomes shows how Food Is Medicine groups are positioning themselves as healthcare infrastructure, not just meal providers.

What's next: - Open Hand is positioned to absorb the Food Benefit Company platform and extend its nutrition services to more people. - Food For Health will market its Milwaukee facilities as part of the broader transition. - The companies are likely to lean on the growing national focus on food as a health intervention as they move forward.

The bottom line: - The transaction ties a fast-growing Wisconsin medically tailored meal business to a larger Atlanta nonprofit, aiming to scale Food Is Medicine services and deepen their health impact.