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FSUSD child nutrition serves 3.5 million meals last year; district adds storage, kitchen upgrades
Summary
Director of Child Nutrition Dan Mitchell reported the district served roughly 3.5 million meals in 2024–25, maintains a $15.4 million net cash balance for the program, invested $4.5 million in capital improvements including walk‑in refrigerators and a central warehouse, and is expanding scratch‑cooking capacity and local vendor partnerships.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified’s Child Nutrition Services reported Oct. 16 that the district provided roughly 3.5 million meals in the 2024–25 school year and is investing in storage and kitchen capacity to support fresher menus and supply‑chain resilience.
Director Dan Mitchell told the board the district will continue to operate under the Community Eligibility Provision, which provides breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students without meal applications. Mitchell reported approximately 800,000 breakfasts, about 2.3 million lunches, 222,000 after‑school meals and roughly 21,000 summer meals were served in the last year, for a total near 3.5 million meals.
Mitchell said district child…
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