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School nutrition director recommends Domino's for pizza service, citing whole-grain and sodium compliance
Summary
School Nutrition Director Katie Rogers recommended renewing the pizza contract with Domino's for SY2026, citing compliance with whole-grain requirements and calorie/sodium profiles after comparing two bids. The board packet also includes a Magic Valley Purchasing Cooperative procurement plan that governs how districts conduct food procurements.
Katie Rogers, School Nutrition Programs Director, told the board the summer feeding program began June 9 and participation increased after initial communication problems were resolved. "We had some issues with communication as last year’s information was shared out but things got squared away and we are serving kids!" she wrote in the administrative report, which is included in the packet.
Rogers presented the results of a competitive process for school pizza service for the 2025–26 school year. Two qualifying bids were summarized in the packet: Pizza Hut at $8.00 per 8-count pizza, which the packet notes cannot meet the district’s 51% whole-grain (WG) requirement on the crust and cited concerns about parbaked dough and a new store; and Domino’s at $9.00 per 8-count cheese/pepperoni pizza (specialty flavors $9.50) that meets the 51% WG specification and uses fresh-made dough. The packet lists calorie and sodium per-slice estimates by flavor for both vendors.
Explaining her recommendation, Rogers wrote: "I propose that we continue with Dominos." The packet states Rogers’ rationale: Domino’s meets the whole-grain requirement and its lower per-slice sodium on standard flavors makes it more likely to comply with incoming meal-pattern sodium restrictions. Rogers also noted operational considerations for Domino’s (existing driver/route relationships) and that per-pizza cost remains within the district’s pizza entrée average.
The packet also includes a Magic Valley Purchasing Cooperative procurement plan and member agreement describing federal and state procurement thresholds, documentation requirements (2 CFR 200.319, IC §67-2806), and a provision that rolled-over bids may only increase by CPI plus 5% during the rollover year. Rogers asked the board to approve both the pizza contract selection and the co-op member agreement so the district remains eligible to use cooperative purchasing on Child Nutrition Program items.
