Sentences with phrase «public schools food service»

The partnership with Chef Nick Wallace, the Mississippi Museum of Art, and the Jackson Public Schools Food Service Department will connect culinary arts, nutrition education, and creativity to students, staff, families, and our community.

Dozens of Chicago Public Schools food service workers rallied Tuesday afternoon to call for an end to quickly prepared frozen meals that can be readied in smaller kitchens by fewer workers.

I was feeling postively electric last week after my first meeting with Valley City's Public School Food Service Director, Sue Milender.

Minzner «s operation represents the trend toward privatization of public school food service.

The Chicago Public School food service department will try both the food - based and nutrient - based programs for what best fits its 600 lunch programs, says Jack Costello, food service director.

District of Columbia Public Schools Food Services Office of the State Superintendent of Education School Programs

Despite their important work, New Jersey's public school food service workers are struggling to support their own families: pay is low, benefits are rare, and opportunities for advancement are limited.

Not exact matches

• Harkness Capital made an investment of an undisclosed amount in Southwest Foodservice Excellence, a Scottsdale, Ariz. - based provider of outsourced food services to K - 12 public school districts.

it used to be we strived to do better, that is why we ended slavery, ended segrigation, created Social Security, built roads, public schools, ended child labor, created FEMA, the National Weather Service, FDA, FFA, the Military and all the other programs that give us safe schools, roads, public buildings, homes, food, water and products.

He and I have discussed privately in emails how hard it can be for any school food provider, whether a private catering service like Choicelunch or public schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, to serve many masters, i.e., parents and administrators with countless — and often competing — agschool food provider, whether a private catering service like Choicelunch or public schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, to serve many masters, i.e., parents and administrators with countless — and often competing — agSchool Lunch Program, to serve many masters, i.e., parents and administrators with countless — and often competing — agendas.

We recently sat down with Kern Halls, Area Manager of Orange County Public School Food & Nutrition Services,... Continue reading →

In his role as CEO, Eric manages busing, food services and the PSAL (Public Schools Athletic league) for over 1 million children in the City.

Back in the spring, the PAC (which consists of public school parents selected by school board trustees from each district) was invited to a three - hour brainstorming session hosted by HISD / Aramark Food Services.

We discussed the final regulations, and how the new standards differ from current requirements, with moderator Cindy Brooks, Chair of the School Nutrition Association Public Policy & Legislation Committee and guest speakers Sam Kass (White House Assistant Chef, Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives), Dr. Janey Thornton, PhD, SNS (Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at USDA), and Melissa Rothstein (Deputy Director, Child Nutrition Programs at USDA).

• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and • improve meal quality

Food & Nutrition Service professionals in Virginia's Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS) went above and beyond for National School Breakfast Week this year.

Janis Groomes, food service director at Northport Public Schools, knows the power of school gardens to get kids interested in eating fruits and vegetables, even ones that are unusual...

Sherry is a Food Service Account Specialist for Warren County Public Schools, where she has worked for more than thirteen years, balancing the... Continue reading →

On the field trip we toured Portland Public School District's central offices and central kitchen, Portland State University's food services department, and OSHU's (Portland Hospital) food and nutrition services all to see how they are adapting their menus, staffing, purchasing and more to include sustainable foods into their offerings.

Michael Gove, Sir Michael Wilshaw (head of Ofsted), the Department of Health, Public Health England, Jamie Oliver, charitable organisations and representatives from all the major school food providers — from private industry to local authority caterers — have agreed to do their bit to increase take - up and create a truly first class school food service.

School food service has been changed over the past 10 years with hardly any notice by the public or media until recently.

Beyond Breakfast sat down with Jessica Shelly (RS, REHS, MBA), Food Services Director of Cincinnati Public Schools to talk about her school breakfast program.

«By doing a menu analysis we actually have some data to show the nutrition level,» says Roxanne Williams, supervisor of food service for Minneapolis Public Schools, «so we can stress to vendors to give us nutrient sheets on their products.

The 2018 School Nutrition Heroes are: Paula Angelucci, Child Nutrition Director, Colonial School District, New Castle (DE); Anthony Terrell, Culinary Specialist, Shelby County Schools, Memphis (TN); April Laskey, SNS, Director of School Nutrition, Billerica Public Schools, Billerica (MA); Lynne Shore, Food Service Director, Willamina School District, Willamina (OR) and Patricia Urbanczyk, Kitchen Manager, School City of Hammond, Hammond (IN).

We recently sat down with Kern Halls, Area Manager of Orange County Public School Food & Nutrition Services, to discuss ways the OCPS district has engaged students in their food choices through creative initiatives like My Food Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field School Food & Nutrition Services, to discuss ways the OCPS district has engaged students in their food choices through creative initiatives like My Food Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field trFood & Nutrition Services, to discuss ways the OCPS district has engaged students in their food choices through creative initiatives like My Food Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field trfood choices through creative initiatives like My Food Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field trFood Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field trfood truck for school events and field school events and field trips.

«Distribution and supply make it difficult (for producers) to contribute fresh fruits and vegetables (through the commodities program),» said Claudie Phillips, assistant director of the department of food services for Chicago Public Schools.

Learn about their school food service program and help create a marketing and public health campaign around fresh, Washington grown fruits and vegetables in their school.

The partner agencies on this project — Washington State Department of Agriculture, Washington State Department of Health, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Washington State University School of Food Science — came together to develop «SAFE Salad Bars in Schools - A Guide for School Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national soSchool of Food Science — came together to develop «SAFE Salad Bars in Schools - A Guide for School Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national soSchool Food Service» in order to consolidate messages and present clear guidance to school district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national soschool district staff and decision makers, using state - level knowledge and expertise and consulting national sources.

We love this interview with Tom Tanner, director of food services for Rochester schools in New Hampshire; listen as Tanner makes the case for breakfast - in - the - classroom during an appearance on New Hampshire Public Radio.

The first takes place in the kitchen of Ed's daughter's public school in DC, operated by a huge food services company (Chartwells - Thompson).

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

DC Central Kitchen has been selected as one of the food service providers for DC Public Schools in the 2016 - 2017 academic year.

No contract for 2016 - 17 food services in the District's public schools has been approved yet — less than two months before school begins again in August.

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They have a high bar to reach considering the Senate plan was passed unanimously out of Committee and is supported by such a broad range of stakeholders — everyone ranging from retired military leaders to the public health community to anti-hunger groups to school food service directors.

Established in 2004, The Golden Carrot Awards recognize food service teams in both public and private school districts doing exceptional work to improve the healthfulness of school lunches.

Today he posts about one D.C. public elementary school which may have its food services taken over this fall by a group of D.C. chefs — along with a lot of parent volunteers.

He reported this week that his FOIA request was denied by attorneys for DC public schools, who claimed that «that details about the rebates constitute «trade secrets» and that exposing them to public scrutiny would hurt the «competitive position» of Chartwells, the school system's contracted food service provider.»

Apparently, the Chicago public schools» food service management company (Chartwells) will not allow... [Continue reading]

As a member of HISD's Food Services Parent Advisory Committee (and public school parent) I was quoted... [Continue reading]

In Denver, Donna Wittrock, the public schools» food services director, took the whole thing so seriously she even checked scientific literature.

D.C. Public Schools Fires Director of Food Services Amid Fight Over How Student Meals Are Served (The DCist.com, January 15, 2013)

Entitled «Healthy Food Fuels Hungry Minds: Serving Change in Public School Food,» the conference is cosponsored by Let's Talk About Food, the Massachusetts State Office of Nutrition and Health, the Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic and the Harvard University Dining Services» Food Literacy Project.

DC Central Kitchen is the food service provider for 15 schools in Washington, DC — 12 DC Public Schools located primarily in Ward 7, and 3 private and charter schools serving low - income chschools in Washington, DC — 12 DC Public Schools located primarily in Ward 7, and 3 private and charter schools serving low - income chSchools located primarily in Ward 7, and 3 private and charter schools serving low - income chschools serving low - income children.

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Around that same time, D.C. Public Schools hired a new food services director, Jeffrey Mills, who scoured the entire Chartwells menu item - by - item, removing the flavored milk and processed treats and replacing many of the familiar re-heated lunch items.

In what may be the first ever detailed look into how industry rebates dominate school food service, documents I obtained under the Freedom of Information Act indicate that more than 100 companies paid rebates in recent years to the food service management company hired by D.C. Public Schools — Chartwells — for everything from breakfast cereal, hamburger patties and canned green beans to paper cups, armored car services and drug counseling for employees.

This year, Denver Public Schools students have already harvested more than 1,000 pounds of garden produce for school lunches as part of a program cooked up by school food service director Leo Lesh.

The cooperative procurement group represents 180 Vermont public schools, and is cochaired by Burlington's Doug Davis, along with founder Bob Clifford, food service director of Chittenden Central Supervisory Union.

Nina Hansen, vice president of operations for the Enosburg Falls - based Abbey Group, which runs the food service programs at 70 Vermont public and private schools, as well as schools in New York and New Hampshire, said these unpaid bills are a problem in many districts, but none of the schools her company serves would stop a student from eating because of it.