Four high schools in the Shelby County district have gone to a single hour-long lunch period, which has required some adjustments from the nutrition staff.
Among other findings, milk and veggies are the reimbursable meal components most likely to be tossed in the trash, and the average school food authority operates at a small deficit.
In our second edition of Food Management’s podcast, we speak with Barry Sackin, president of Sackin and Associates, about the pitfalls and ethics of purchasing in the school environment.
Students receive credit and pay, while learning valuable real-life work skills, helping assist in the child nutrition department at Pulaski County High School in Virginia.
