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TUSD highlights nutrition services: roughly 21,000 students served daily, all-electric service vehicle arriving at Foothill
Tustin Unified School District Board of Education · March 6, 2026
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Summary
District nutrition leaders showcased scratch-cooking operations, partnerships with local farmers and plans for an all-electric food service vehicle and multi-million dollar kitchen modernizations.
Tustin Unified’s nutrition services leaders presented a district "bright spot," describing a largely in-house, scratch-cooking operation that serves roughly 21,000 students daily across 27 cafeterias and a central kitchen.
Director Mark Chavez said the department operates with about 150 staff and a self-sustaining annual budget of approximately…
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