Food for thought on what’s trending in school meal programs across the country
A recent notice sent to States includes an explanation of how resources under the TANF Emergency Fund provided by the Recovery Act can be used to cover portions of costs associated with running a summer food service site that are not otherwise reimbursed.
Have you seen the new television series Jamie Oliver’s Food Nation? This is but one case in point that illustrates how school nutrition programs are under attack as national media has distorted facts about healthy school meals.
Here’s some news you might want to put on your calendar. Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will be holding a series of school nutrition events throughout the country to highlight school meal programs . . .
Our Regional Director of Sales in the Southeast, Michael S. McDonald, noted that this customer of ours has quite a success story to share. Once implementing their Breakfast in the Classroom program, participation more than doubled . . .
Last week, on March 10, the newly-formed Advisory Board for the got breakfast? Foundation had its first meeting. Our own Bryan Mullen, Managing Director, Meal Programs for E S Foods, is one of the prestigious 14-member board . . .
“School Breakfast – Ready Set Go!” is the campaign theme from the School Nutrition Association for National School Breakfast Week, March 8-12. At E S Foods, we are ready to get the word out, are you?