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After School Meal Programs

Be Bold With Bowls
These one-dish meals are versatile solutions to meet K-12 challenges. Over the last decade, bowls have come a long way…

SN Plus: Making the Most of Candidate Interviews
In this national climate of low unemployment, every tip for making the most of your recruitment processes and approaches can…

Journal of Child Nutrition & Management Publishes Spring 2022 Issue
When searching for solutions to common school nutrition challenges, having clear, focused and relevant research from peers in the field…

SNA Chief of Staff Named ASAE Fellow
On April 26, 2022, SNA Chief of Staff and Vice President of Strategy & Governance, Rhea Steele, CAE, ODCP, was…

USDA State-by-State Waiver Requests
On a USDA-hosted webinar for state agencies, the USDA announced that after taking into consideration top priorities shared by state…
Historical NSLP and SBP Participation Tracking
Tracking of national participation rates for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program using USDA data.
2018 School Nutrition Operations Report
SNA’s School Nutrition Operations Report: The State of School Nutrition 2018 benchmarks operational practices of school nutrition programs. The report includes information on meal prices, participation rates, lunch and breakfast service venues, nutrition education initiatives, food and beverages trends, as well as plans related to construction and equipment purchases from more than 1,500 school nutrition directors.
2019 School Nutrition Trends Report
SNA’s 2019 School Nutrition Trends Report summarizes findings from a survey conducted with director-level SNA respondent members representing over 800 unique districts…
Impact of COVID-19 on the School Nutrition Industry
A report of SNA industry member survey results regarding the impacts of COVID-19 school closures on the school nutrition industry.
Impact of COVID-19 on School Nutrition Programs: Part II
SNA surveyed its school nutrition director members in May 2020 to understand the methods programs are using to feed students, program participation, their current concerns, and to assess the financial impacts of COVID-19 closures.