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Team Spotlight: Francis Yang
Francis Yang manages all aspects of the milk program for 20-25 client partners. While he serves some of our larger client sites, he also delivers to smaller sites that would have limited options for milk if CKC Good Food did not have its own milk delivery truck.
Behind the Scenes at CKC Good Food on a Snow Day
We know schools weigh many factors when deciding to cancel, including whether their students will eat if school is not in session. Sometimes schools wait to see forecasts for the next day or road reports, or wait for the neighboring schools cancel. When our client sites – up to 160 locations – do cancel, it sets off a “flurry” of activity at CKC Good Food to protect the integrity of the food and to avoid food waste and unwanted charges. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the day in the life of a snow day at CKC Good Food’s central commissary:
Team Spotlight: CAPRW
At the Ruth O. Benner Community Center in St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood, CKC Good Food operates a commissary that preps and serves meals at 10 Head Start locations and one childcare center scattered around Saint Paul. The program, operated by the Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties, serves infants, toddlers and children under age 5 from low-income families. All told, CKC Good Food's Head Start team of 11 provides 730 hot lunches and 638 breakfast and snacks daily, Monday through Friday! Let's meet the team!
Choose Your Breakfast Menu
Did you know CKC Good Food offers multiple breakfast menu templates from which our client partners can choose? Each menu is filled with a variety of foods that have widespread appeal, particularly with young people.
Wise Purchasing Nets Big Utility Rebates
Building out a new kitchen or remodeling an existing facility is a major undertaking with many operational and financial considerations. CKC Good Food leaders have been in hundreds of kitchens through the years and have guided many institutions on workflow consideration, equipment purchases and overall design for the most efficient kitchen.
Team Spotlight: Hope Community Academy
In this edition of our Team Spotlight, we highlight our team at our charter school partner Hope Community Academy. This team is one of several we have operating kitchens at client partners' kitchens across the Twin Cities.
Tips for Planning a Well-Designed School Kitchen
Outdated school kitchens are quite common today. Aging buildings as well as new cooking processes necessitated by the changes in the federal nutritional guidelines for school nutrition programs have many food service professionals working in less than ideal conditions. School kitchens are critically under-resourced and ill-equipped to provide the best tasting, nourishing food to kids who rely on sound nutrition for strong academic outcomes.