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Trim the menu. Sometimes menu items just aren’t selling – and that’s okay. Trial and error, right? It might be a good idea to work a taste test into the budget to have students sample items you’d like to add to the menu. Taste-tested foods that are well-received by your students will indicate which foods won’t be wasted when they’re added to the menu; taste-tested foods that aren’t well-received can be avoided altogether to save money. But, let’s say you don’t have time for a

As school nutrition professionals (and some of us, parents), we understand the struggle of getting our kids to eat fruits and vegetables. Th

The holidays are over and the New Year is here! Let’s kick off 2017 by taking a look at 5 food trends nationwide that might just find a plac

Vetting new hires and getting yourself or staff up to current federal professional requirements can start to feel like a headache after a wh

Introducing a new food into your child nutrition program can be a gamble. Maybe you’ll add a new food or dish to your serving line and the s

It turns out, healthier nutrition comes with choice and some smart cafeteria feng shui.If there’s anything the advent of social media and th

In the final chapter of The New Kids In Class we’ll look at Millennial parents and how they raise Generation Z students. A whopping 80% of a

As we saw in part 2 of The New Kids In Class, Generation Z are known as Digital Natives due to growing up and surrounding themselves with te

In part 1 on The New Kids In Class we looked at the latest generation entering schools: Generation Z. For part 2, we’ll discover why Gen Z a

Generation Z (commonly called Gen Z, or the iGeneration) are the latest generation following Millennials, and they’re big. According to Forb

Well readers, we’ve finally reached the last installment of this four-part series on effective workplace C & C. You know that the first “C”

Effective communication is essential in no matter which industry you work. Even in your personal life, communication is absolutely key in sh