Yesterday's New York Times Sunday Review section had a scathing critique of the growing privatization of school food through the hiring of
food service management companies (FSMCs) such as Aramark, Sodexo and Chartwells.
The first Team Up this year will take place in USDA's Southwest region on April 14 - 15, when school nutrition directors from Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico will meet at the National
Food Service Management Institute on the campus of the University of Mississippi.
In addition, federal law requires that any school district that hires a
professional food service management company must establish a committee of parents, students and others to adivse on the menu.
The business,
Lessing Food Service Management, proved to be so successful that by 1920 it was serving meals to New York City workers in 20 locations — including the famous Woolworth building — from a central bakeshop and commissary.
That kind of investigative journalistic experience comes in very handy when taking on the explosive topic he addresses today: are
big food service management companies (FSMC's) like Chartwells, Aramark and Sodexo passing on to school districts — as required by law — the millions of dollars in rebates and «volume discounts» they receive from food manufacturers like Kellogg's, Pepperidge Farm and others?
Those same two years also mark the debut of a
new food service management company in the district, Aramark, which took over from Chartwells.
Another school food story: Chartwells, a
major food service management company, has entered into a multi-million dollar settlement over a whistle blower's allegation that it systematically overcharged the D.C. school district — and this isn't the first time Chartwells has been accused of wrongdoing.
This is what you get, first of all, when you hire a
giant food service management company like Aramark to provide your school meals, as Houston does.
The survey asked about specific training areas for SFA directors and
food service management teams, kitchen and cafeteria managers, and cooks and frontline servers to successfully operate school nutrition programs and implement the updated standards.
Were your district to be interested in going self - op, I would be delighted to discuss how to better utilize a $ 52 million central kitchen in a way that would put healthier food into your children's bodies and less profits
into food service management companies» pockets.
She received her Bachelor's degree in
Food Service Management from Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, and her Associate degree as a Veterinary Technician in 2015 from Trident Technical College.
Johnson and Wales University — Charlotte, North Carolina — 2012 BS in Culinary Arts and
Food Service Management Graduated Suma Cum Laude Completed a one year study abroad experience in Italy and France
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS • Increased the restaurant's patronage by 60 % through introduction of diet menu items • Attained 3 Certificates of Achievements in 3 years following
exceptional food service management initiatives • Decreased food wastage costs by 30 % through effective portioning • Designed 10 cake stands to increase the appeal of the restaurant's baked products, thereby increasing clientele by 33 %
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Professional Summary * ACF Professional Certified Executive Chef * Formally trained * Health
Care Food Service Management * Strong Communication, Organization and Interpersonal Skills * Strong Leadership skills * Knowledgeable in Food Cost Management, Inventory and Budget analysis * Strong recipe and menu development * Proven ability to reduce labor and production costs through time management and planning * High emphasis o...
To learn more, check out USDA and National
Food Service Management Institute's Food Safety Tips for School Gardens, download the memo at the bottom of this page and review the resources below.
Thank goodness for the intrepid Ed Bruske at Better DC School Food for reporting about, and staying on top of, the troubling issue
of food service management companies and the rebates and volume discounts offered to them by major food... [Continue reading]
Thank goodness for the intrepid Ed Bruske at Better DC School Food for reporting about, and staying on top of, the troubling issue of
food service management companies and the rebates and volume discounts offered to them by major food manufacturers.
Prior to Unidine, he was CEO and president of a regional health care service management company and
a food service management firm and held various executive level positions with two international health care service firms where he directed operations, sales and marketing.
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