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More Schools Get Kellogg Grants

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

May 1, 2008

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Four school districts recently received $2,000 grants each from the Kellogg NuCrew Program to help offset the cost of implementing Nutrient Standard Menu Planning. The districts are Eastbrook (IN) Community Schools, Fruitport (MI) Community Schools, Hudson (MI) Area Schools and Oroville (CA) Union High School. Kellogg also announced that, due to the grant program's success, it will be extended through February of 2009.

“To date, we have awarded 13 grants and, with the program's expansion, we are looking forward to helping even more schools,” says Ryan Malone, associate director of customer marketing. “We are thrilled to have these schools in California, Indiana and Michigan join our growing list of grant recipients.”

Nutrient Standard Menu Planning provides improved nutrition for students, greater flexibility in menu planning and long-term cost-savings for the district, but can be seen as costly and time consuming to implement. School foodservice directors may use the funds to help offset the costs associated with menu planning transition, including software and hardware upgrades, training, data entry and menu development assistance.

For information and to get an application, go to www.kelloggsnucrew.com

About the Author

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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