The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a nonprofit that provides mid-day meals to over 1.6 million children across India through a network of centralized and decentralized kitchens. It has meticulous procurement, production, storage, and distribution systems to efficiently serve such large volumes of meals while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and nutrition. Advanced technologies like gravity flow and renewable energy help Akshaya Patra operate its massive kitchens and distribute cooked meals to schools across wide rural areas.