Opaa Food Mgt., Inc. 2012

Founded in 1978, Opaa operates dining services in about 90 of the estimated 125 school districts in Missouri that contract out their foodservices. Recently, the company has been making inroads into neighboring Kansas, where it has landed half a dozen accounts in a state where almost all districts self-operate school dining. Like many companies serving the K-12 segment, Opaa has been emphaisizing its use of fresh fruits and vegetables, especially those that are sourced locally, as well as its scratch cooking based production model.