With students ranging from pre-K to eighth grade all using the same single serving line at each of nine school sites and lunch schedules “all over the place,” Jennifer Gordon and her child nutrition team at Arizona’s Laveen School District don’t have the logistical luxury of creating separate menus to appeal to the taste preferences of different age groups. She’s resigned to the fact that some dishes may be more acceptable to older students than to their younger counterparts. But when it comes to modern flavor trends, Gordon, SNA’s 2025 National Director of the Year, sometimes finds her expectations upended...