Trending this week: District partners with local deli to bring African and Mediterranean choices to school meals

This week on Food Management Awesome a-ha moments from SNA’s big annual school food conference ranked as the weeks to story.  The School Nutrition Association hosted the nation’s leading minds in school nutrition at the Annual National Conference, a real Rocky Mountain summit of learning about everything from menus to marketing to training to legislation and inspiration.

Also, Sodexo, the food service provider for the Faribault Public Schools in Minnesota, and Afro Deli and Grill, a restaurant chain in the Twin Cities that serves African and Mediterranean cuisine, are working on a partnership with the district to provide students with food that is more culturally appropriate for the increasingly diverse population. This summer they are doing a trial run at Faribault Middle School.

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