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Washoe County schools report menu changes, scratch cooking and waste-reduction after new food-service contract
Summary
Washoe County School District and vendor Southwest Foodservice Excellence updated the board on central-kitchen operations, scratch-cooking goals, special-diet support and steps to reduce single-use plastics; presentation was for information only.
The Washoe County School District received an update Oct. 14 on student meal operations after Southwest Foodservice Excellence LLC (SFE) took over management of the district’s Nutrition Services.
District Chief Operating Officer Adam Searcy provided the presentation and said SFE is operating the district’s enterprise fund for school meals within the National School Lunch Program framework administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the Nevada Department of Agriculture.
Searcy said the district serves more than 37,000 meals each school day, including more than 14,000 breakfasts, and that the program’s reimbursements and paid meals allow district prices to remain low. “It’s actually $2.10 for a breakfast and $3.35 for a lunch,” he said.
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