Recently, Los Angeles Schools received extensive media attention after a March 29 event unveiling their new Classroom Breakfast program that will reach more than 200,000 students daily. Our own E S Foods CEO Gary Davis was on hand for the early-morning news conference.
A 2012 Survey of School Breakfast Programs released by the got breakfast? Foundation found that pre-packaged meals can be a key to school breakfast success. At E S Foods, we have believed that for years and have made it our priority to continually improve and update our popular flagship pre-packaged meal, Breakfast BREAKS.
The got breakfast? Foundation has just completed its 2012 survey of food service directors to assess current trends in School Breakfast Programs. One key finding: Breakfast sites have expanded beyond the cafeteria to alternate sites.
Last week the 2011 analysis of Summer Nutrition Programs, “Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation,” was released by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), documenting the continuing downward trend in participation. Since July 2008, total participation nationwide in the Summer Nutrition Programs has dropped by 90,000 children.