The Akshaya Patra Foundation To Leverage GEP’s AI-Native Platform To Modernize Procurement and Support Growth Across India
GEP Quantum Intelligence™ to unify Akshaya Patra’s entire source-to-pay operations to support continued growth across its kitchen network.
CLARK, N.J., June 29, 2026 — GEP®, a leading provider of AI-native procurement and supply chain platform and services to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide, today announced that The Akshaya Patra Foundation has selected GEP Quantum Intelligence™ to modernize and unify its procurement operations across India.
Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Akshaya Patra is the largest implementation partner of the Government of India’s PM POSHAN initiative (formerly known as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme). The Foundation serves nutritious and wholesome mid-day meals to more than 2.35 million children every school day across more than 25,000 government and government-aided schools through a network spanning 81 locations in 16 states and 3 Union Territories of India. Since its founding in 2000, the organization has served over 5 billion meals and is working toward the mission of serving mid-day meals to 3 million children every day and achieving 3 million servings of morning nutrition by 2030.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation partners with governments, communities and donors to address classroom hunger and improve educational outcomes through the school meal program. Akshaya Patra selected GEP’s AI-native procurement platform to support its operations and maximize its spending power by enhancing supplier sourcing, supplier management, contracting, spend visibility and analytics.
GEP Quantum Intelligence will go live in early 2027 to efficiently manage procurement activities across Akshaya Patra’s kitchen network, providing greater visibility into spending, suppliers and purchasing activities.
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GEP’s AI-native Quantum Intelligence™ platform and services enable global enterprises to become more agile, resilient, competitive and profitable. Built with AI from the ground up, GEP’s agentic platform orchestrates and automates end-to-end procurement and supply chain workflows, delivering faster decisions, optimized value chains and better business outcomes.
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About The Akshaya Patra Foundation
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a not-for-profit organization and an implementing partner for the Government of India’s flagship PM POSHAN initiative. Operating on a robust public-private partnership (PPP) model in collaboration with the Government of India, state governments, corporate partners and philanthropic donors, Akshaya Patra strives to eliminate classroom hunger and support children’s health and education by providing them with freshly cooked, nutritious mid-day meals in government and government-aided schools across the country. Beyond school meals, the Foundation’s interventions also support children’s access to education, community resilience and national development.
Established in 2000, Akshaya Patra has grown from its humble beginnings to becoming a globally recognized social movement through its contributions to food and nutrition security. Over the years, the programme has contributed to a significant increase in school enrolment and attendance, alleviation of classroom hunger, improvement in academic performance and nutritional outcomes among children. The Foundation operates one of the world’s largest networks of automated, technology-enabled community kitchens, designed to deliver safe, nutritious meals at scale every school day.
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