Edible Education: Slicing up Inspiration for Your Menu and More!
• Communication is key. Honor the ongoing need to be flexible and open to frequent “pulse checks” regarding how standard operating procedures flow with food substitutions. • Streamline service discussions with a quick five minute morning meeting - get cooks, servers, and cashiers all singing from the same song sheet! • Update your ONLINE MENUS and website to tell your menu story LOUD AND PROUD. Need more ways to inspire your students and staff around recipe creation - steal our “Back to School Bootcamp” ideas to create your very own back to school day of inspiration! • ABC’s -“Appreciate, Build, and Create” - we partnered with a special guest to help us focus on the positive to build our programs morale and team spirit - not to mention willingness to scratch cook! • Tray and Barscapes - Inspired by our industry social media scrolling - we’ll leave this here for your viewing pleasures. We are not competitive restaurants and sometimes Check out one of our overachievers who had her menu ready before she went on summer break! Lunch Menu
The best laid plans…
Standard operating hacks to sail smoothly through the opening of your school year. • Order ahead and save the scramble - have space for a two week inventory rotation? If so, save your sanity by not procrastinating and having last minute “fires” to put out. • Plan for versatility - especially in high volume COP (Center of the Plate) proteins - • Premium Breaded Chicken Filet can be
used in a variety of recipes such as: • Harvest of the Month - Breaded Chicken Salad on Local lettuce • Global on Trend • Korean Chicken Sandwich • Comfort Classics • Chicken and Waffles
• Chicken Parmesan & Pasta Dish • Chicken Parmesan Sandwich • Premium Honey Mustard Chicken Wrap
• Simply Fresh
• Get the Recipes Here!
**BONUS - who doesn’t love a good pizza dough recipe - CHECK OUT three ways to use one dough! • Work with local partners in food distribution to ensure stock and inventory levels meet your menus demand - plan for a “runway” of time to ensure you aren’t frustrated with chasing out of stock or delayed items. • Ensure your menu shines in a good light - accuracy, transparency, and marketing steps can help keep your families informed while sharing the good news on your menu mission for the school year - think social media, handbooks, open houses, parent/teacher association meetings. Better yet - share some fun recipes at in-person events to showcase your staff’s hard work and creativity.
a little peer pressure goes a long way! This team excels on their recipes and presentation!
Greenville County Schools Food and Nutrition Services Greenville, SC
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