Resources for Your CN Program: Webinar Wednesday Archive

The School Nutrition Foundation’s monthly web series, Webinar Wednesdays, feature the hottest topics in school nutrition. Our panels of expert moderators and panelists share their knowledge and experience on a variety of subjects ranging from meal patterns to scratch cooking to – of course! – school breakfast. We know that not everyone can join us…

2012 Winston Industries Equipment Award Grant Winner Deborah Taylor on Why You Should Apply to Win

Did you miss our recent blog post on the Winston Industries Equipment Award Grant? The application period is OPEN and we urge you to apply to recieve ten new pieces of equipment for your school kitchen facility. We recently sat down to talk with Deborah Taylor (RD/LD, SNS), the Director of Shawnee School Nutrition Services at…

Application Period is Open for Winston Industries Equipment Award Grant

The School Nutrition Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2013 Winston Equipment Grant application period is now open. SNF enjoys a wonderful relationship with Winston Industries, the foodservice equipment supplier for school foodservice kitchens around the country, and creator of CVap® (Controlled Vapor Technology). Now in its sixth year, the Winston Industries Equipment Award…

New Webinar Wednesdays: Competitive Foods, School Breakfast, SNA STEPS Challenge, Chefs Move-to-Schools

We are excited to bring you four new webinars in February and March, focusing on some of the most important and popular topics in school nutrition and foodservice. We hope that you will join us for as many of them as you can, and remember—if you can’t join us during a webinar, an archived version…

School Nutrition Foundation Scholarship Schedule: Applications Are Open!

It’s February, and that means application periods for many School Nutrition Foundation scholarships are opening—it’s time to submit your application! Our 2012-2013 Scholarships and Awards that are currently open to applicants are: SNF “4-in-1” Scholarship (SNF Professional Growth, Schwan’s Food Service, Winston/SNF Build Your Future, and Nancy Curry Scholarship) GED Jump Start Scholarship (no deadline)…

School Nutrition in the News: December 2012

It was another big year for school nutrition—and school breakfast, specifically—with lots of exciting changes in cafeterias across America. From school breakfast expansion in ten new districts through Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, to the recent announcement that the USDA will lift the protein and grain limits, school nutrition has stayed in the headlines.…

School Nutrition Marketing: Part 2 of Our Interview with Claudie Phillips

Click here to read part one of our interview with Claudie, which focuses on her marketing and promotional efforts for breakfast-in-the-classroom.                       BB: Give us an overview of your program, and your marketing approach as a whole. We have an extensive marketing program. We also…

Breakfast in the Classroom Marketing: A Chat with Claudie Phillips of School District U-46, Elgin, Illinois

Communicating your school’s nutrition program effectively means reaching out to a number of key groups; not just students and their parents, but teachers, administrators, custodians, and the community at-large. At Beyond Breakfast we include a section on Promotions & Marketing in our Breakfast Resource Center to help you get started with your school breakfast program.…

Beyond Breakfast Wants to Tell Your Fuel Up to Play 60 Story!

Is your school a Fuel Up to Play 60 school? Do you have a great story to share about your school’s participation in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program? If you are a school foodservice staff member, a teacher, or an administrator whose school is working to improve the lives of students through healthier…

Resources for Your School Nutrition Program

Whether the topic is school breakfast, meal patterns, or school nutrition in general, the number one request we hear from you—our readers—is for more resources. We all know how important our own continuing education is when it comes to school nutrition, and having a great cache of resources at your fingertips can make all the…