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Nutrition director: lunch participation strong at Fort Atkinson; new salad bar and local sourcing planned
Summary
Nutrition services director Keith Van Gilder reported higher lunch participation than regional averages, described recent capital investments and menu innovations, and outlined steps to boost breakfast participation and local procurement.
Keith Van Gilder, the Fort Atkinson School District’s new director of nutrition services, told the board on April 17 that the district serves roughly a third of a million meals annually, that lunch participation is strong and that the department is focusing on consistent quality, local sourcing and modest capital improvements.
Van Gilder said lunch participation at the district is “crushing it, for lunches at 51%,” compared with an annual average of about 27% he cited as typical in other districts. He said breakfast participation is lower and reimbursable rates for breakfasts are smaller, which…
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