Fried visits Orlando to raise awareness of food insecurity

ORLANDO, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture, Nikki Fried, visited a local Orange County non-profit on Wednesday to address food insecurity and nutrition issues affecting Central Florida.

During her visit to Hebni Nutritional Consultants, Commissioner Fried and state and local elected officials and community leaders met with Hebni founders Dr. Roniece Weaver and Fabiola Gaines.  The group also met with teenage entrepreneurs from Black Bee Honey Inc., a project of the Parramore Kidz Zone program launched by Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City of Orlando, which supports youth in low-income neighborhoods.