To ban or not to ban—The answer isn't as clear as some might think. These operators weigh the benefits and the downsides to getting rid of the student favorite...
We have been focusing on menus that allow our high school students to customize their lunch, so this is another menu option where they are able to do that.
Our summer feeding bus also has a librarian on board, and she’s able to check out books to the kids so they can build relationships with staff all throughout the summer.
Lunch shaming has become a hot topic among K-12 operators. Here, two districts discuss how their program has handled the dreaded discussion of unpaid meal balances.
The SNA and its philanthropic sibling are taking initiative with one clear goal to get operators to be equipped to make sure that kids’ nutritional needs are met.
Operators aren’t just thinking about food during the school year; it’s a 24/7 job. We chatted with FSDs about new avenues and venues for tackling hunger.
The foodservice industry has been at the forefront of helping those affected, and noncommercial operators in the path of the storm were some of the first to offer aid to local communities.
The initiative is expected to reach an extra 200,000 students in the nation’s biggest school district. It is not anticipated to cost the city additional money.
Its five cafeterias were remodeled with decor ranging from a jungle to a 1950s-style diner. The district’s foodservice fund was used to pay for all the renovations.
The new policy is being weighed as a way to reduce the district’s meal deficit. Students who receive free or reduced-price lunches would be omitted from the policy.
