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In July, Batavia School District 101, in Illinois, voted to remove Batavia High School from the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to provide students more choices and flexibility in their meals.
The decision was made after representatives from the district's foodservice provider, Quest Food Service, told board members two of the biggest reasons for the decline in the number of federal program meals sold at Batavia High School are continued restrictions on portion sizes and a lack of student choice in meals.
To make up for the lack of federal reimbursements received as part of the NSLP, this year the district will receive a commission from Quest of the total food sales at the high school. The commission is reported to be 10 percent, according to an article the Kane County Chronicle .
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Soon after this move, FM caught up with Lindsay Jannotta, assistant director of finance at Batavia, who has been with the district for two years and oversees the foodservice program to explore the district's strategy and what impact she foresees as a result of the move.
FM: What is the history of the foodservice program at Batavia?
LJ: Batavia outsources our foodservice program. As required by the NSLP and Illinois School Code, we bid out our foodservice contract every five years. We just entered our third year with our current...