Wallin Foodservice Resources

Ahoy school lunch lubbers: it’s almost time for National School Lunch Week!  The School Nutrition Association’s theme this year is one that beckons you to take your child nutrition program on an exciting adventure: School Lunch Pirates: Find Your Treasure . Are you ready? Thank goodness lunch has come a very long way since the Golden Age of Piracy! Back in those days, between roughly 1650 and 1720, refrigeration didn’t yet exist, and hygiene on the high seas was sketchy. Meals consisted of salted and dried beef and hardtack “bread” made of simply flour and water, while fruits and vegetables were a rarity at sea. Beer or grog were safer to drink than the water, and they typically provided more calories than what little food was available. A reimbursable meal is fine dining by comparison! Lucky for us all, we now have a pirate’s bounty of ways to store, prep, cook, and serve safe, nutritious, tasty, and vermin-free meals.  What’s your treasure?  Serving as Many Students as Possib

How lucky are we that we live in a time with so many resources to help us learn better ways to do things? The internet is with us 24/7, and our teams and customers help us keep the communication and ideas flowing every day. But sometimes the best breakthroughs happen when we step out of our own “bubble,” talk to new people, and kick the tires, so to speak. That’s what industry conferences and trade shows are all about. Investing your time in trade conferences and expos can help you strengthen your foodservice operation in a wide variety of ways. Here are just a few: Discover new products developed to solve operational challenges you may be facing. See large equipment options in person before making purchasing decisions. Connect and share ideas and insights with peers and other industry experts. Get a deeper understanding of legislation and external forces impacting your operation now. Learn about industry-changing trends and technology that may affect your operation in the near f