“We appreciate the hard work that Director of Nutrition Services Manuel Rodriguez accomplished in earning the grant,” PUSD Superintendent Dr. John Snavely said. “This will further our goal of providing healthy and nutritional meals for our students.”
The U.S. House Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Act provided $25 million to state agencies in awarding equipment assistance grants for eligible school food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
With the new ovens at the Central Kitchen, PUSD will be able to prepare more entrees from scratch, resulting in reduced food cost and waste while improving food quality and taste.
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