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Food-service contractor touts rising meal participation as contract renewal heads to board

Harrisburg City School District board of school directors · May 13, 2026
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Summary

Southwest Food Excellence presented increases in student meal participation and menu innovations to the Harrisburg board and administration and the district moved the SFE cost-reimbursable contract renewal (year 4 of 5) to the May 19 consent agenda for approval.

Southwest Food Excellence (SFE), the district’s food-service management partner, briefed the board Tuesday on student engagement and menu changes that, the company said, helped boost participation in breakfast (about 14.6% over three years) and lunch (about 11%).

SFE speakers — including district-area resident manager Samara Khan and local general manager Kate Lewis — outlined a suite of initiatives: student surveys (paper…

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