2025 School Nutrition Association Conference: It’s Your Moment!

What happens when you mix kids, food, learning, and legislation together? The world of K-12 nutrition! For child nutrition professionals like you, that peppery recipe ensures that there’s never a dull moment!

“It’s Your Moment!” is the theme of this year’s School Nutrition Association Annual National Conference (July 13-15 in San Antonio) so take a well-deserved bow! The goal of ANC is to provide tools and tips to help child nutrition pros like you keep shining bright as you feed our future.

Whether ANC is in your plans or not, if you’re based in Louisiana, Mississippi, West Tennessee, or Arkansas, we can bring equipment solutions to you to help your program continue to adapt and thrive. 

Here’s a preview of some of the latest equipment that will be featured at this year's SNA ANC Expo:


Welbilt, an Ali Company (Booth #713)

Welbilt equipment brands help you deliver high capacity, consistency, and reliability to keep your child nutrition program running smoothly. 


Cleveland steamers, steam jacketed kettles, and versatile tilt skillets




Garland Convection Ovens and Master Series Heavy Duty Ranges


Convotherm maxx pro gas and electric combi ovens and the new mini pro compact electric combi oven

 





Kolpak Walk-in Coolers and Freezers: featuring Kolpak’s A+ School Package including pressure relief vent design, a free AlarmPak upgrade, and free 2-year Refrigeration warranty on parts and labor.



Merco CrispyMax® holding stations to support increased meal participation and enhance the student dining experience. 

By maintaining food quality and freshness of baked and fried foods, CrispyMax helps schools serve hot meals efficiently—ensuring students enjoy their meal and keep coming back for more, day after day.

 


Delfield (Booth #823)

Delfield provides innovative new serving line options designed to enhance efficiency and elevate the student dining experience. At the expo, they will be showing flexible solutions for serving and merchandising such as individually controlled hot/cold/freeze combination FlexiWells, hot/cold (frost) combination merchandising FlexiTops, and multi-position FlexiShields. 

During director-only hours from 9:30 to 12:30 on Tuesday, July 15, the first 250 directors to visit Delfield at booth #823 will receive a limited-edition reusable tote bag!



Visit Delfield’s new K-12 web site at https://delfield.co/ to see how Delfield can help you create custom solutions to solve your serving needs.

 




Edlund (Booth #818)

Edlund helps you make fresh, healthy food fast and fun, with manual and automatic food prep solutions.


The new VariCut Food Processor is built to handle the daily demands of your busy school cafeteria with a 7-in-1 adjustable thickness blade and over 30 cutting disc options for slicing, dicing, shredding, and more. 

Components are removable and dishwasher safe for quick and hygienic cleanup.

 


The Titan Series MaxCut is your all-in-one manual prep solution—no power needed. Slice, dice, wedge, or core fruits and veggies anywhere. 

Create apple ‘fries,’ fresh zucchini or carrot sticks, and more—perfect for pairing with a healthy dip that encourages students to eat healthy and engage with school meal programs.

 



Champion (Booth #830)

Whether you’re making the switch back to reusables or need an extra “set of hands” to wash pots and pans, Champion will be showing the latest warewashing innovations to help you get the job done with less labor and energy. 

The Ventless Hood-type Dishwashing Machine can make installation quicker and easier on the budget than you might expect.

 




FWE (Booth #1220)


From humidified heated holding, transport, mobile serving counters and cabinets, and rethermalization cabinets, to mobile refrigeration, rugged and reliable FWE equipment will help you efficiently serve hot and nutritious school meals on time, every time!

From now until September 30, 2025, FWE’s Free Shipping promotion is a cost-effective way to replace outdated equipment or expand your child nutrition program’s capabilities. CLICK HERE to learn more about FWE’s products and view the available current promotional solutions for your operation.

 

New Age Industrial (Booth #1314)


New Age Industrial manufactures smart, long-lasting aluminum solutions designed to meet daily demands and simplify workflows in your child nutrition program. 

At this year’s show, they’ll be featuring a School Share Cart, Folding Bun Pan Rack, Flavor Station for condiments, Mobile Breakfast Serving Station, and more. They can also create a custom solution to fit your specific needs.

Stop by New Age booth #1314 to enter to Win a 1331 Sheet Pan Rack!


Quantum Foodservice (Booth #1600)


Quantum Foodservice offers the largest selection of wire and polymer shelving, plastic bins and accessories in the industry. 

Not only can you find the right solutions to suit your application and your budget, but all items are in stock and can ship the same day! 

Quantum invites you to discover their full line of shelving, ingredient storage solutions, and their new Crusader trash can line—all designed for efficiency and durability.


If you plan to attend the conference and expo, please let us know. We’d love to schedule a time to visit specific booths with you and talk about your plans for the next school year.

Can’t make it to San Antonio, but would like to learn about new ideas and solutions for your program? It's your time to shine, and we're here to help. Contact us.

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