SWFL catering company delivers 15,000 hot meals in Sarasota, Tampa

Bonita Springs catering business Artichoke & Co. prepared 15,000 hot meals for first responders, volunteers and victims of Hurricane Milton in the Sarasota, Tampa and Orlando areas.

To ensure meals arrived hot and fresh for those in need, the caterer, according to a statement, partnered with World Central Kitchen to airlift the food on Friday, Oct. 11, to west and central Florida. Helicopters made stops in Sarasota, Brandon, Brooksville and other communities impacted by Hurricane Milton.

“We always want to give back to our community, whether it’s after a natural disaster like a hurricane or just providing support for local nonprofits,” Riley Gorman, director of events and weddings for Artichoke & Co., says in the statement. “It’s important for us to show the community we’re there for them, and that’s how we do it — through the food.”