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Students Encouraged to Beat the Heat with Cucumber-Themed Menu

Read more about FRESH PICKS, a longstanding value-added engagement program from K-12 by Elior that spotlights a different healthy ingredient each month – featured at Benson Unified School District! “Fresh Picks is a value-added engagement program for all schools, and so it’s going to highlight seasonal produce each month and it encourages having more fruits …

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Four K-12 Menu Items Making Their Debut This Fall

Back to School never tasted this good! A full and healthy breakfast for this adorable student at the Renaissance Charter School at Crown Point in Ocoee, Florida! She chose a house-made blueberry yogurt parfait with banana, orange juice, and milk topped with granola.  Parfaits are great fuel for the body and brain. Nutrients such as protein, natural sugars, and healthy …

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The Continued Quest to Elevate K-12 Foodservice

Like restaurants, schools must contend with the impact of inflation, supply chain disruption and evolving food preferences.  Over the last year, K-12 by Elior divested Preferred Meals, a brand that served 170,000 students. “The service consisted of pre-plated, unitized meals similar to tv dinners for schools that didn’t have traditional kitchens or a Class 3 …

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How One K-12 operator is Using LTOs to Engage Students

Breakfast participation doubled when June Kell, food service director at East Village Junior High Public Charter School, Little Rock, Ark.,  treated students to a fun breakfast treat during National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) earlier this spring: a berry smoothie topped with a blueberry muffin donut. To help her track which celebrations are on the horizon, …

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Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm Celebrates National School Lunch Hero Day

Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm, recently celebrated National School Lunch Hero Day by hosting a special event to recognize and honor the school’s cafeteria staff. The event was held Friday, May 5th where more than 300 students from kindergarten through 8th grade sampled chocolate chip cookies and fruit parfaits with strawberries, blueberries, graham crackers, …

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Trinity Leadership High School Students Have a Tasty Showdown for Best Lunch Menu Item

Trinity Leadership High School recently held a lunch menu-tasting event organized by K-12 by Elior, the premier foodservice provider for the school. The event was aimed at giving the school’s 900+ students a chance to sample new potential menu items for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. The dishes that received the most popular vote would …

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The Farmington Jr. Chef Competition showcased students’ culinary skills

Students showcased their culinary prowess at the inaugural Farmington Junior Chef Competition held earlier this month. The Farmington High School Scorpion Arena was filled with the delightful scent of roasting green chile on Sept. 17, as young chefs demonstrated their kitchen skills for the chance to win a scholarship. Kelli Stradling, Food Service Director at …

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