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Shawnee Mission reports rising lunch participation, unpaid meal debt and local-food efforts
Summary
Food services briefed the board on participation, finances and menu innovations: lunch participation increased while unpaid meal debt topped about $210,000; the department is expanding local beef sourcing and student-driven menu testing.
Shawnee Mission School District food services reported higher lunch participation this year, ongoing financial pressure from food costs and an expanded effort to bring local products to student meals.
Director of Food Services Grace Liss told the board the district's average daily participation this school year was 2,989 for breakfast and 14,958 for lunch, with the single highest lunch day at 15,970. Food service revenue year-to-date was reported at about $7.67 million. Liss said labor costs are near industry benchmarks, but combined food-and-supply costs have risen above typical shares because of higher market prices.
Unpaid meal debt has increased since…
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