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Board renews food‑service contracts, approves produce program and vehicle purchase
Summary
The board approved multiple Food and Nutrition Services vendor renewals — including prime vendor, milk, pizza and a fresh produce grant‑funded program — and authorized purchase of a district freight truck used by Food & Nutrition Services.
The Davenport Community School District board approved several Food and Nutrition Services contracts for one year, covering prime vendor supplies, bread, pizza vendors, milk, a la carte beverages and a fresh fruit and vegetable program.
Director Beck moved and the board approved a one‑year renewal with Performance Food Services as the district’s prime vendor for food and nonfood supplies at approximately $1,555,596. The board also approved a separate Performance Food Services contract for bread and buns for $62,473.40.
The board renewed a one‑year milk contract with Prairie Farms for approximately $775,832 and approved Atlantic Coca‑Cola bottling for a la carte beverages at approximately $56,973. Pizza contracts were renewed with Papa John’s at roughly $102,000 and with Little Caesar’s at about $60,000 (Little Caesar’s service is limited to high schools per the recorded discussion).
Food and Nutrition Services staff explained that the fresh fruit and vegetable program with Lofredo is grant funded and therefore listed as “approximately $225,000”; the staff member said the grant‑funded program is used in about 10 elementary schools and that the grant level determines actual spend and program end dates. “This is actually a grant funded program… this school year, most of those programs ended in the month of April,” Food and Nutrition Services staff said.
Board members asked whether some vendors serve different purposes; the district said Little Caesar’s supplies high schools only to provide variety at student request, while Papa John’s also serves some intermediate buildings.
The board also approved purchase of a 2026 Ford E‑350 freight truck for Food and Nutrition Services from Lindquist Ford at $57,795.10.
All contract renewals and the vehicle purchase were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. No roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
District staff noted some price variability for fresh produce (for example, higher orange prices tied to crop issues in California) and that produce orders cannot be planned for a full year because market rates fluctuate and menu planning is typically done one to two months in advance.
