School nutrition trending: Schools scramble for supplier alternatives after distributor cancels contractsSchool nutrition trending: Schools scramble for supplier alternatives after distributor cancels contracts

December 16, 2021

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In this month’s recap of the Top 5 most popular K-12 Food Management articles, North Dakota schools left hanging as distributor cancels contracts ranked as the week’s top story. About 100 North Dakota schools were left without food suppliers after distributor Cash-Wa dropped contracts with districts across the state because of a labor shortage, forcing them to find alternatives that carry inventory that meets federal government requirements for schools.

Among other stories in this week’s gallery:

Top 10 K-12 school food service stories of 2021
Revolution Foods names new CEO

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