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K-12 On Demand: Sacramento USD’s Diana Flores on her district’s new food truck

The Sacramento City USD will be rolling out a food truck this school year to supplement its meal program with a high-impact additional service platform.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

October 29, 2021

FM On Demand and K-12 On Demand are video interviews with onsite dining professionals who talk about creative and interesting initiatives they have developed or undertaken.

The Sacramento City Unified School District debuted its new Central Kitchen Food Truck at a local Farm-to-Fork Festival last month and will be sending it out to its school sites to supplement its traditional cafeteria meal service later this school year. The truck, purchased through grants from the No Kid Hungry organization, is intended to give the school meal program a high-interest addition and a way to reach more students.

In this FM On Demand interview, Director of Nutrition Services Diana Flores talks about the rationale for getting the truck, how it will operate and what it will be serving.

About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

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