The Vegetarian Resource Group exhibited at the annual meeting of the American School Food Service Association 12 years ago, and, to be honest, our staff felt nauseated from the smell of fried foods during our attendance.
In fact, most people take the school food service department for granted, says Donna Wittrock, president of the American School Food Service Association and executive director of food and nutrition services for the 73,000-student Denver Public Schools.
Recognizing the importance of team-work among disciplines, many organizations are working with NEHA in NCFSS, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Adolescent and School Health, the American Nurses Foundation, the American School Food Service Association, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, the Rhode Island Department of Public Health (Kids First), and many others.
Those organizations consist of the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA), Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors (CCGD), Food and Consumer Products Manufacturers of Canada (FCPMC), Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Foodservice and Packaging Institute (FPI), Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA), International Foodservice Brokers Association/Association of Sales & Marketing Cos.
The School Nutrition Association, formerly the American School Food Service Association, will celebrate National School Lunch Week October 11-15 with the theme "Reach Your Peak With School Lunch".
BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE year designates end of term Chairman of the Board BARBARA BELMONT, CAE (2004) Executive Director American School Food Service Association Alexandria, Virginia Chairman-Elect THOMAS R, KUHN, CAE (2004) President Edison Electric Institute Washington, D.
has become the first manufacturer member of the American School Food Service Association, who has not been a school foodservice director, to receive certification as a School Foodservice Nutrition Specialist.
