Food Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Company is rolling out 40 new stealthy healthy recipes this fall to engage students with appealing choices that use nutritious ingredients.

K-12 290

K-12 Nutrition Recipes 290

FoodService Director

AUGUST 10, 2023

This data compiled by FoodService Director comes from information provided by 141 K-12 operators in April and May 2023.

K-12 85

K-12 85

Hobart

APRIL 23, 2024

Due to labor shortages, many K-12 kitchens struggle to provide from-scratch meals to students. Some of these kitchens also may not be designed with the equipment needed to properly support a scratch cooking model.

K-12 52

K-12 52

FoodService Director

AUGUST 26, 2024

Foodservice directors are working with local partners to enhance menu development, sustainability efforts and programming.

K-12 64

K-12 64

FoodService Director

JULY 16, 2024

Operators shared how free school meals for all students has impacted their programs during a panel at the School Nutrition Association’s 2024 Annual National Conference in Boston.

K-12 102

K-12 School Nutrition Nutrition 102

Food Management

AUGUST 4, 2023

Finding sufficient and compliant products, as well as enough bodies to prepare and serve them, are top-of-mind issues for school foodservice operators in the coming year.

K-12 246

K-12 246

FoodService Director

AUGUST 26, 2024

School nutrition operators will continue to embrace change this school year as they face new regulations and rising costs.

K-12 59

K-12 School Nutrition Nutrition 59

FoodService Director

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

See what new dishes students will be snacking on when they return to class this school year.

K-12 59

K-12 59

LTI, Inc.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When it comes to redesigning a K-12 school cafeteria, there are quite a wide variety of options in cafeteria serving line equipment. Many K-12 cafeterias have been operating with certain protocols developed decades earlier and are not conducive to rapid increases in student population size and technology advancements.

K-12 52

K-12 Cafeteria K-12 Cafeteria Nutrition 52

FoodService Director

APRIL 29, 2024

The summit, which is part of the USDA’s and Action for Healthy Kids’ Healthy Meals Incentives, allowed operators from small and rural districts to connect and find ways to improve their programs.

K-12 106

K-12 Nutrition 106

FoodService Director

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Sizzling Slice Showdown asks school nutrition operators to submit their best pizza recipe to raise money to go towards tackling school meal debt.

K-12 99

K-12 School Nutrition Recipes Nutrition 99

Food Management

JULY 21, 2023

Plus, behind the scenes at Sodexo’s recent training sessions for new college-ready customizable breakfast concepts and SNA Show K-12 coffee tips. No matter the time of day your guests are in the mood for breakfast, serving dreamy new breakfast trends will ensure no one hits snooze on your menu.

K-12 244

K-12 244

FoodService Director

AUGUST 10, 2023

Operators are joining forces with local farmers and trying new tacks to reduce waste.

K-12 98

K-12 98

FoodService Director

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: California awards $52.8 million in farm-to-school grants.

K-12 89

K-12 89

Food Management

AUGUST 1, 2023

Ingenious Culinary Concepts takes school lunchrooms from ‘blah’ to welcoming, fun and bound to get kids hyped up. Kern Halls, owner and founder, lends us some inspiration for back to school with a fresh new attitude.

K-12 Cafeteria 130

K-12 Cafeteria K-12 Cafeteria 130

FoodService Director

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: federal bill aims to increase summer meal access for children.

K-12 101

K-12 101

FoodService Director

AUGUST 10, 2023

While supply chain challenges still exist, survey respondents say they’re working to expand their menus for this upcoming year.

K-12 90

K-12 90

LTI, Inc.

MAY 9, 2023

Want help deciding what ways you can utilize these trends to upgrade your K-12 school cafeteria serving line? The post Serving Up Innovation: The Top 5 Trends in K-12 School Cafeteria Equipment and Design first appeared on LTI, Inc. Reach out to LTI experts today for advice.

K-12 52

K-12 Cafeteria Purchasing Nutrition 52

Chef Ann Foundation

APRIL 19, 2024

billion breakfasts to K-12 students annually is a monumental effort — and a monumental opportunity for environmental stewardship. billion lunches and 2.4

K-12 124

K-12 124

FoodService Director

AUGUST 20, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Iowa submits a waiver to try and implement its own version of the USDA’s SUN Bucks program.

K-12 99

K-12 99

FoodService Director

AUGUST 27, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo defends his decision to no longer provide universal free school meals to students in the state.

School Nutrition 82

School Nutrition K-12 Nutrition 82

FoodService Director

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Monett R-1 School District has catered everything from baby showers to weddings.

K-12 93

K-12 Catering Catering 93

FoodService Director

JANUARY 5, 2024

The foodservice provider announced it has acquired fellow hospitality management company Pedestal Foods.

K-12 96

K-12 Hospitality Hospitality 96

FoodService Director

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

See what schools across the country are serving as students return from summer vacation.

K-12 95

K-12 95

FoodService Director

JULY 30, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Massachusetts and Delaware increase universal school meal access this fall.

School Nutrition 99

School Nutrition K-12 Nutrition 99

FoodService Director

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The new standards, which will be announced by the USDA in April, could make it even harder for operators to find products that meet school nutrition requirements.

School Nutrition 91

School Nutrition K-12 Nutrition 91

FoodService Director

JULY 23, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: New Hampshire governor signs farm-to-school pilot program bill into law.

K-12 102

K-12 102

FoodService Director

JUNE 18, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 Legislative Update: Delaware lawmakers advance a bill that would cover reduced-price school meals for students.

K-12 108

K-12 108

FoodService Director

JULY 2, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 Legislative update: Michigan’s universal free meals program to continue this fall, Delaware bill that covers reduced-price school meals heads to the governor’s desk and Pennsylvania lawmakers advance two school nutrition bills.

K-12 99

K-12 School Nutrition Nutrition 99

FoodService Director

AUGUST 10, 2023

Faced with persistent staffing challenges, operators continue to come up with new ways to fight short-staffed teams.

K-12 52

K-12 Staffing 52

FoodService Director

APRIL 19, 2024

Kids in the kitchen? It’s a wonderful place to learn about the connection between cooking and community.

K-12 79

K-12 Chef 79

FoodService Director

JULY 26, 2023

David Newman was promoted from SVP of corporate finance to chief executive of Sodexo at School.

K-12 80

K-12 80

FoodService Director

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Farmington Municipal Schools was awarded Elior North America’s Doing Good award for its work in diverting food waste from the landfill.

K-12 105

K-12 105

FoodService Director

MAY 14, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: A Connecticut bill that would set up a child nutrition outreach program has been approved by lawmakers.

K-12 93

K-12 Nutrition 93

FoodService Director

MAY 28, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Iowa announces summer meal site grant recipients and Delaware bill that would expand free school meal access takes another step forward to becoming a law.

K-12 90

K-12 90

FoodService Director

JULY 16, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Five more states adopt Medicaid Direct Certification.

K-12 87

K-12 87

FoodService Director

APRIL 30, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: lawmakers in Maryland and Delaware take action on bills related to universal free meals.

School Nutrition 97

School Nutrition K-12 Staffing Nutrition 97