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Updated Labor Allocations:
Note: The form is due to their Field Op no later than March 8, 2024.
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UPDATED Temp Services Contact Information:
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FSA/FAA/FAST & SAT Testing Waivers for Middle/High Schools: Please find attached the approved testing waivers for FSA/FAA/FAST and SAT to extend normal lunch serving times for all Middle and High Schools. Print and keep with your files. | |
Petty Cash Reimbursement: If you have Petty Cash receipts, FNS is requesting that you submit a Petty Cash reimbursement to your bookkeeper by February 21, 2024 – see attached procedures/form. Reminder, vouchers under $100 will need a check request, vouchers over $100 will need a purchase order submitted by your bookkeeper. Contact your Field Op Supervisor if you are unable to meet this deadline or covering for a manager that is out. | | |
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January Financial Statements: January Profit and Loss statements and the Operating Ratio reports are in the courier. You should receive them by the end of the week.
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5 Star Quality and Performance Inspection
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Food and Supply Coordinator Update:
Tina Crews has transitioned to the Tech side as of February 12th. Her phone extension is x11809.
Please contact Elizabeth Hooper x11698 for GFS, Dade, and Lawton ordering questions, add-ons/deletions, order guides, invoice concerns, and credits. Elizabeth will also be your contact for Pepsi email orders and chip rack orders. Thanks
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Elementary Schools: March -Spotlight on Spinach:
March “Spotlight On” Spinach is coming your way via courier. Please place this nutritional flyer on the lunch line where students can see it. Encourage students to try the highlighted Fruit or Veggie option. The Spotlight fruit or vegetable is subject to change based on availability.
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The ALC Price Sheets for Middle & Jr/Sr HS: They have been revised to include the price of the new refreshers. They have been added to Manager Forms on SharePoint. Please print, review with your cashier, and post the new price sheet. | |
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BEAUTIFUL, HAPPY CUPCAKES & CAKES- These cupcakes from Atlantis have been decorated using a slightly thinned out frosting that has been colored and placed in a squeeze bottle to frost them. The rainbow cake has batter that has been colored and swirled throughout and drizzled with glaze. If you tint two different shades of frosting and pipe them with the large star tip you can get an ombre effect.
REMINDER- Whipped topping is NOT allowed on cupcakes. Sprinkles are only allowed on special occasions with the permission of your Field Op or the Nutrition team.
Do you have a decorating technique you’d like to share?
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Canned Fruit Reminder: Please do not drain canned fruit. # servings/can includes the juice.
- Tropical Fruit Mix: 156 ½-cup servings/case; 26 ½-cup svgs/can
- Pineapple Tidbits: 138 1/2-cup servings/case; 23 1/2-cup servings/can
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Lent is February 14th-March 28th: Please offer ENT-Fish Sandwich and/or ENT-Go Fish Basket on Wednesday, February 14th and on each Friday through March 29th. Order fish products to ensure that you are able to serve them throughout Lent. | |
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National School Breakfast Week is March 4-8, 2024
National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success. This special observance during the first week of March celebrates the National School Breakfast Program and the many ways it gives kids a great start every day.
Let’s celebrate by decorating ALL of our cafeterias with a Surf’s Up theme, making this an extra fun week for students to come eat breakfast with us!! Decorations should be up and ready for breakfast service on Monday, March 4thand remain up through March 8th.
During National School Breakfast Week, our cafeterias may be visited by special guests, including School Board Members or Dr. Rendell, our Superintendent!!
Prize packages that contain lots of fun goodies for the students will be sent via courier to ALL schools on Friday, February 23rd. Click the link below for more NSBW resources including decorating ideas, coloring activities, and other great ideas to make your celebration of school breakfast extra special for your students.😊
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New! Barfresh Frozen Refreshers Available to Order for Middle, Jr/Sr High and High Schools!
Flavors Available: Horizon #1119 Strawberry Kiwi (Red) and Horizon #1117 Blue Raspberry (Blue)
Case Size: 6/64 oz. Jugs/Case
Number of servings per case: 192 12-ounce Refreshers per case
A la Carte Price: $1.75
Marketing materials coming soon!
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NEW FRUIT REFRESHERS:
- Storage: Both flavors are SHELF STABLE. DO NOT FREEZE. If you receive product frozen or refrigerated from GFS, please notify Elizabeth and store in refrigerator as a precaution.
- Ordering: If you ordered refresher mix and you did not receive it on your delivery, please contact Elizabeth Hooper to have it added to your next delivery.
- Mixing/Preparation Instructions:
- Mix one ½ gallon Refresher concentrate with five ½ gallons of water (total of 2.5 gallons water) in a 5-galloon food container.
- Pour into Bunn NX chiller machine.
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Preparation instructions:
- Power on the hopper of the Bunn NX.
- Press Auger button to activate auger.
- Press Temperature button and set to “ICE”.
- Let freeze for approximately 45 minutes.
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For more detailed instructions, please see the BUNN REFRESHER MANUAL in Sharepoint.
If you have any questions, please contact Pam Farrar.
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NEW Recipe: BAK-25S Muffin, Confetti Sprinkle is a new breakfast muffin flavor. Please print the recipe, review with the baker, and update your Recipe Toolbox. We have revised the BAK Table of Contents, please find it on SharePoint Managers Forms. | |
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Civil Rights:
Please check your Civil Rights Signature Sheet to make sure all employees are up to date for January (please check off the January box on top of the sheet). Scan any revised/updated Civil Rights Signature Sheets to: Roberts.Courtney@Brevardschools.org.
If there are no changes, please send an email stating ‘NO CHANGES’ to Courtney so that she can remove your school from her list.
*Note: The training tracking goes to your Field Operations Supervisor.
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March Madness Promotion!
In celebration of March Madness we will be offering basketball-themed Mango Fruit Freeze Rosati Ice to our students for dessert on Monday, March 18th.
Horizon #1178 Rosati Mango Bball Ice will be added to orders that will be delivered March 4-8.
Managers and their staff are welcome to wear their favorite basketball team shirts for the occasion!
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President’s Day Dick and Jane Educational Snacks for Presidents Day!
Leftover Presidents Educational Snacks: The Presidents cookies (Horizon #1116) that were left over from lunch on Friday, February 16th may be served out as the dessert item in place of the ReadiBake 1 oz. cookies or sold a la carte for $.50.
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Horizon #1074 Steak Bun: has been discontinued. Please substitute Horizon #1468 Hot Dog Bun temporarily if you do not have steak buns. We are working with GFS to find another steak bun and will keep you posted on when it is able to be ordered. | |
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Milk Carton Shortage: There continues to be a milk carton shortage.
- Horizon #1312 Fat Free Chocolate Milk and Horizon #1314 1% White Milk continue to be readily available and can be ordered.
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Horizon #1313 Strawberry Milk is NOT available – please do not order at this time.
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Chinese New Year
Started February 10, 2024 and Ends of January 28, 2025
Lunar New Year is the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar, which differs from the Gregorian calendar (our regular calendar). It is also known as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. Every year is represented by a zodiac animal sign.
What Do People Do?
Lunar New Year is the most important and longest of all Chinese festivals, celebrated in Chinese and other East Asian communities worldwide. Lunar New Year activities include:
- Making offerings to household deities.
- Wearing new clothes, particularly in red.
- Hosting a large banquet for family and friends.
- Taking part in lion and dragon dances, as well as festive parades featuring acrobatic demonstrations, beating gongs, and clashing cymbals.
Many children receive “lucky money” in red envelopes, and household doors are open to let good luck enter. Lunar New Year may also include a lantern festival, where people hang decorated lanterns in temples and carry lanterns to an evening parade.
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Chinese Lantern Festival Feb. 24, 2024
On the night of the Chinese Lantern Festival, streets are decorated with colorful lanterns, often with riddles written on them. People eat sweet rice balls called tangyuan, watch dragon and lion dances, and set off fireworks.
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" Winston and Max"
The black and white dog is Winston and the Black one is Max. These are the precious puppies of Sue Morosoff, our Merritt Island High School Café Manager.
"Throw me a ball, PLEASE!"
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Please send me pictures of your furry, scaly or feathery pets | | | | | |
