March 2017 Seasonal Report

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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.

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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 from all SNA regions in May and June, 2019. The…

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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.

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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.

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Impact of COVID-19 on School Nutrition Programs: Back to School 2020 Report

SNA surveyed its school nutrition director members in September 2020 to understand how COVID-19 has impacted school nutrition operation finances, student participation, fall 2020 re-opening service for distance and in-person learning, and school nutrition director concerns.

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Back to School 2021 Report

SNA surveyed its school nutrition director members during May –June 2021 to understand the effect of offering meals at no charge, readiness to meet meal pattern mandates and associated challenges, the financial state of school nutrition programs and current concerns in planning for SY 2021/22.

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2020 Compensation & Benefits Report

SNA’s 2020 Compensation & Benefits Report provides as comprehensive a picture of compensation and benefits in the school foodservice sector as there currently exists. The report summarizes the findings from…

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School Nutrition Meals Served and Reimbursements During the COVID-19 Pandemic

An analysis of USDA FNS data comparing number of meals served and reimbursements in the year prior to the pandemic (March 2019 to February 2020) to the first full year…

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Taking Stock: School Nutrition Reimbursement and Meals Served in 2020

An analysis of USDA FNS data to compare FY2019 and FY2020 school nutrition reimbursement and meals served.

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