by Lev Tmanov | Nov 21, 2025 | District Highlights, News
Congratulations to Ken Yant, the executive director of school nutrition at Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia and the winner for the Golden Director Award, FAME’s most prestigious honor! “Basic American Foods is proud to recognize these outstanding leaders in...
by Lev Tmanov | Oct 2, 2025 | District Highlights, News
Back-to-school means different things to different people, but for the Food and Nutrition team, it marks the start of serving breakfast and lunch to nearly 77,000 students every day. Participation in school meals at City Schools is among the highest in large districts...
by Lev Tmanov | Aug 11, 2025 | District Highlights, News
“We prepare healthy, balanced meals so that our students have that every school day,” Broward County Public Schools dietician Elizabeth Seeley said. A new school year is bringing in new breakfast and lunch items at Broward schools. “These standards ensure that we’re...
by Lev Tmanov | Jul 16, 2025 | District Highlights, News
When disaster strikes, school nutrition teams are often the ones on the frontlines feeding those in the community. During a panel at the School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) 2025 Annual National Conference (ANC) held this week in San Antonio, school nutrition industry...
by Lev Tmanov | May 13, 2025 | District Highlights
A new exhibition in Philadelphia spotlights the evolution of American nutritional health through a unique lens: the school cafeteria. Titled “Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray,” the free exhibition at Philadelphia’s Science History Institute...
by Lev Tmanov | Nov 5, 2024 | District Highlights, News
From amNew York: “School food has long been synonymous with unappetizing meals. During my own school days, I experienced firsthand the lack of attention paid to students’ lunches. The choices were limited, the quality was questionable, and nutrition was clearly...