For over 20 years the School Nutrition Foundation has been dedicated to the financial aid, education, professional development, and
research in school food service.
After earning a degree in hotel and restaurant management twenty - five years ago from Florida International University in Miami, Valenza returned north where his
career in school food service began.
After earning a degree in hotel and restaurant management twenty - five years ago from Florida International University in Miami, Valenza returned north where his career
in school food service began.
A School Food Institute Certificate gives professionals a competitive
edge in the school food service industry and equips them with the knowledge, skills, and strategic vision to operate top - notch school meal programs and to make real change to support the health of our children.
«Our team feels strongly that there is a
need in school food service to have multiple experts, i.e. Registered Dietitians (R.D.)... I am committed fully to obtaining the necessary credentials to improve the health of our community specifically our youth.»
Orlando has 25 years
experience in school food service having been the Director for San Francisco Unified and Los Angeles Unified School Districts as well as working for Houston Independent School District.
When asked what steps individuals can take to make positive
changes in their school food service programs, Taylor responded, «There's really no short answer to this question,» but he did emphasize outreach and communications to key stakeholders:
Rodney Taylor, Director of Food and Nutrition Services Riverside Unified School District Rodney Taylor has been a
leader in school food service since the late 1990s, when he introduced farm - to - school salad bars in the Santa Monica — Malibu Unified School District.
We sponsor at least two conferences annually in which attendees are exposed to speakers, workshops and exhibits that showcase the latest ideas and address the most current
issues in school food service.
«When I first
started in school food services, it was a very heavily subsidized program, «says Julie Boettger, food service director of Rich Township High Schools, District 227.
School Nutrition Foundation: A partner in Breakfast in the Classroom, the School Nutrition Foundation is a nonprofit organization «dedicated to financial aid, education, professional development, and
research in school food service.»
If there's a reason why this proposal is unrealistic, I'd love for someone from HISD / Aramark (or maybe Maggie, the TLT reader who is
in school food services in an undisclosed district) to share their thoughts.
To the contrary, the more I learn of the obstacles you all are up against, the more I admire
those in school food service.
And the term «processed»
in school food service is NOT the same as «processed» in the grocery store.
In school food services, a kind of circular firing squad exists where everybody blames everybody else for the horrible quality of the food kids eat, but nobody is really to blame because they're all «dedicated» and «working hard.»
If you work
in school food service and would like to support our organization, we encourage you to visit The Lunch Box where you will find free guides and tools to help you improve your school food program.
That's right, SNF is celebrating fifty years of dedication to financial aid, education, professional development, and research
in school food service.
The School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to financial aid, education, professional development, and research
in school food service — resources that equip School Nutrition Association (SNA) members to efficiently serve nutritious meals to millions of school children each year.