During SNA’s 2025 Legislative Action Conference, four SNA leaders shared how they’re working through rising costs, new regulations and staffing hurdles. Their advice? Stay flexible, plan ahead and lean on your peers.

We know that the school nutrition field is always changing, but when faced with new rules, regulations, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, increasing food costs and everything in between, there’s one thing to keep in mind: We’re all in this together. Although each state has their own unique factors to contend with, there are challenges that school nutrition communities are facing nationwide. Hearing how your peers have to overcome the same obstacles can be both cathartic and inspirational...