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

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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...

Get Inspired for Back to School with SNA ANC 2024 Highlights!

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Another School Nutrition Association Annual National Conference is in the books! Historic Boston was the perfect setting for a conference all about shaping the future. This year’s ANC show was once again packed with ways to help you nourish the young minds and future leaders who will be writing chapters of history for decades to come. In case you weren’t able to make it to Boston, or if you need a refresher since there was so much to see, we’re bringing the show to you! Click the play button below to see the highlights. To learn more about products featured at the show, click here .  See something you’d like to learn more about? We’re here to help.  Contact us!

2024 School Nutrition Association Show Preview: Find a Way at SNA!

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Every July, the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference brings thousands of child nutrition professionals, industry partners, and suppliers together for a networking and educational event that is second to none.  This year’s conference will be held in historic Boston July 14-16, and it presents an inspiring theme for the future of child nutrition: Shaping Tomorrow Together. The conference will address hot topics such as keeping up with changing nutrition standards, embracing emerging menu and food prep trends, and marketing your program to your students and community.  The exhibit floor provides countless opportunities to get hands-on with tools to help your child nutrition program thrive, with everything from simple, essential prep tools to great-looking and flexible serving lines. Can’t make it to the show? No worries. We’ll bring the highlights to you!  Here’s a sneak peek: Champion If you’re tired of storing boxes upon boxes of disposables on...

Finishing Touches for Back to School ‘23

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You’ve been planning and preparing your child nutrition program for the new school year, but do you still feel like you’re missing something? From durable prep and portioning tools to playful serving and merchandising pieces to transport superstars, these finishing touches can help you dot your i’s and cross your t’s for back to school ’23! Since there’s no time for students to pick and choose the perfect piece of fruit, the Curved Fruit Basket by TableCraft is the ideal merchandising solution.  Its fun, vertical design takes up less space and requires the student to pick the first one out by dispensing one piece at a time. Make quick and clean work out of wrapping fresh fruit with the TableCraft Kenkut 3 Film Dispenser .   The Kenkut 3 can hold 12-18" rolls of film or foil up to 6" diameter (3,000 ft roll) and features both a slide cutter and metal safety blade, plus non-slip feet, for easy two-handed use. The hygienic patented design is dishwasher safe and complies w...

So Many K-12 Solutions to See from SNA ANC '23!

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Thousands of child nutrition professionals attended this week’s School Nutrition Association 2023 Annual National Conference in Denver.  Along with an information-packed conference was a convention hall bursting with fresh solutions to help you achieve your program goals for the ‘23/’24 school year and beyond.    In case you weren’t able to make it to Denver, or if you need a refresher since there was so much to see, we’re bringing the show to you! Click the play button below to see the highlights. See something you’d like to learn more about? We’re here to help.  Contact us!

Have you heard the latest school nutrition news?

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It’s an exciting time for child nutrition!  There’s still time to apply for a USDA Breakfast Expansion Grant, and upcoming Louisiana and National School Nutrition Association conferences will give you a chance to see exciting new products designed specifically to adapt with your child nutrition program and your menu. Serving line wells, merchandising shelves, and holding cabinets that can be run hot or cold are just a few of the game-changing innovations you can see in person at these upcoming events.  Read on for locations, important dates, and registration information. USDA Breakfast Grant Reminder The USDA is still accepting applications for the Fiscal Year 2023 School Breakfast Expansion Grants to provide schools with funds to prepare nutritious, appealing breakfasts with more whole grains and less added sugar and sodium. These grants of up to $10,000 per qualifying school can also boost participation in school breakfast by helping make it available during the s...