Wallin Foodservice Resources

According to the School Nutrition Association, the National School Breakfast Program served a whopping 2.5 billion meals in 2024! Thanks to the NSBP and child nutrition pros like you, over 15 million children—many of whom may not otherwise have the means—get to start their school day with the comfort, energy, and alertness that comes with a nutritious breakfast. That alone is cause for celebration! As you know all too well, serving school breakfast is no simple task. This year’s SNA theme for National School Breakfast Week is “Clue in to School Breakfast.” In honor of this special week, we’re sharing our best tips (or clues, if you will) for choosing equipment and supplies to help you support your breakfast program. Clue #1: It’s versatile across dayparts and menus. Breakfast program? Check! Lunch program? Check! Snack program? Check! The more dayparts you can use it for, the better! The Hatco Glo-Ray® Designer Merchandising Warmer keeps hot wrapped foods like breakfast ...

  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Wallin Foodservice Resources! We’re truly grateful that relationships are the heart of our business. Our lives are richer thanks to the many friends we’ve made across the foodservice industry over the years.  Thank you for your partnership, support, and friendship. We wish you a wonderful holiday season and a healthy and happy 2025.

It’s true!  Scratch cooking in schools has recently been making a comeback in parts of the US.  It’s been found to increase participation, improve attendance, and strengthen academic performance.  Some have even discovered that scratch cooking has enabled them to better connect with their increasingly diverse student populations. The classic definition of scratch cooking is starting with raw ingredients such as meats, fresh vegetables, and whole grains to cook meals, rather than serving commercially processed and packaged meals or meal components. If you’re not doing any scratch cooking now, that may sound overwhelming. Fear not! Today’s scratch cooking doesn’t have to be all or nothing. We now also have speed scratch cooking and scratch-ready food products to help prepare fresher meals for students. Even if you don’t go all-in, you can still enjoy the opportunity to get more creative, enhance your program’s food quality, and develop your team’s culinary skills and jo...