It’s that time of year again – time to get ready for going back to school! The Summer season is a great time to be preparing for the school year ahead. Instead of cutting up fruit and dicing vegetables, you are making sure your menu and recipe database is in great shape, you are analyzing whether your nutrient analysis software is helping you run an efficient operation, you are migrating your menu online, and you are organizing your labels. Right? Yes! Let’s take a brief look

Think back to March of 2020, did you think COVID would have such a lasting effect? Many schools pivoted within 48 hours from regular service to emergency feeding. Over the past 15 months, School Nutrition departments have operated more than one mode of service: curbside, in the classroom, delivery or a combination. Programs faced new challenges of decreased participation, product shortages and staffing. These challenges continue for many schools throughout the country. During