There is a commitment by USFA members to continue to procure healthier food options including No Antibiotic Ever chicken, and the removal of certain unwanted ingredients. USFA will continue to advocate for healthier school food.
The pilot successfully tested the systems and processes to leverage the collective buying power of School Nutrition Programs and attracted the interest of the industry.
An electronic bid system was successfully tested and helped USFA develop a vision of the electronic bid template development that is included in the USDA Cooperative Agreement.
Change takes time. The potential to develop improved products will require enhanced communication, adequate planning and execution time, a clear path, and the buy-in of school districts, industry, and key players.
~ Jill Kidd ~ Urban School Food Alliance
Knowledge gained through the pilot helped to identify procurement challenges and future opportunities for improvement that informed the goals of the USFA Cooperative Agreement with USDA “Procurement Practices in School Meals: Making Real Change Work for Healthier Meals.”
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