Beyond creating beautiful images, the video highlights easy-to-use tools for marketing and social media, helping you showcase your program, tell your story, and connect with your com- munity in meaningful ways. When you highlight the care and effort your kitchen team puts in every day, you build pride, strengthen teamwork, and boost confidence across your staff. Start using these strategies right away to help your team grow, sharpen their skills, and truly shine— both in the kitchen and beyond. MENU PRO TIP Check out this year’s Mystery Chef Cookbook ! Local schools stepped up and represented with dishes that didn’t disappoint. We love that as schools we are not competitive res- taurants and ready to share our best work for all to succeed! Check out the celebration during What’s up Wednesday Live to hear from the schools and see some of the recipes in action. PONDER Ever consider getting in the kitchen as a team for a good recipe and develop- ment day? Well, at Pisanick Partners, we call this our happy place. There is no easier way to light a fire of creativ - ity than to spend time in the kitchen together with your team. Eager to add more scratch cooking to the menu? Thinking about implementing a Harvest of the Month recipe theme, or are you just looking for ways to en- gage and support your team by em- powering them with a voice for menus that meet the new dietary guidelines and reduced sugar and sodium re- strictions? Get dirty, have fun, and most importantly EAT WELL while de- veloping your team and your men.
Meet Effective Leadership Acad - emy Even our industry friends like to gather and team build in the kitchen! This group provides inspiration to our teams as a part of our series Cooking and Conversations which aims to em- power school professionals to under- stand the dynamics of teamwork and maximizing personal strengths as a team! LEARN NutriSmart Snax Podcast offers quick conversations and insights with solutions for all school nutrition pro- fessionals. We are better together, and having a village of supporters and resources at your fingertips is an easy win for ideas that make an im- pact! INNOVATE With us! Innovation Academy ’26: From Ideas to Impact is a full-day professional development experi- ence designed for today’s school nu- trition professionals. Through class- room learning, hands-on culinary training, and a dynamic food show, participants move beyond inspiration to practical, usable innovation—con- necting strategy, food, and industry partnerships in one immersive ex- perience.
1. Learn: Insight that moves pro- grams forward • Leadership & culture • Policy & compliance • Operations, staffing, and systems 2. Create: Hands-on culinary innova- tion • Scratch and speed-scratch tech- niques • Recipe testing and student accept- ance • Menu creativity with real con- straints 3. Connect: Partnerships that drive impact • Vendor food show • Broker and manufacturer engage- ment • Peer-to-peer networking
Pisanick Partners
Pisanick Partners is a nutrition and operations based consulting firm with decades of experience in Child Nutrition. We have refine our approach through creation of cycle menus, training and development of staff, and implementing strategies that take on the task of not only attaining nutritional excellence, but also financial success in the K-12 environment. Our experience not only supports a school district in meeting all state and federal mandates for implementing the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, but also the menu creation with an eye for detail and meticulous organization. The objective is to quickly and accurately evaluate, analyze and organize a district’s nutritional program to insure compliance and easy on-going maintenance.
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