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District reports small meal participation gains, new menus and rising food costs
Summary
MMSD food-services staff reported modest increases in participation (about 1% breakfast, 2% lunch) and outlined menu development—plant-based options and new recipes—alongside rising commodity costs (beef up ~21%, poultry up ~9%). Staff credited a service "playbook," added targeted labor allocations and CEP expansions for improved access.
Madison Metropolitan School District food-services leaders told the operations work group they are seeing modest participation gains and rolling out new menu items while watching rising food prices that could affect the program's fiscal outlook.
Josh Perkins and Scott Chimp described an early-year increase across the district of roughly 1% in breakfast participation and 2% in lunches compared with the prior year. Kennedy, which joined the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) roster this year, showed larger gains: Perkins said Kennedy saw a roughly 27% jump in breakfast…
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