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CKC Good Food News
Leading Menu Freedom to Scale
Big milestones call for the right people. With USDA approval in place and strong adoption already underway, CKC Good Food's sister company - Menu Freedom - is ready to scale. This next chapter is about growing impact, supporting more foodservice directors, and building on what’s already working. We’re excited to welcome Dan Rogers as part of the team leading that growth.
Investing in Our Leadership, Serving You Better
CKC Good Food partnered with Dr. Meg Cavalier for a Working Genius leadership workshop designed to strengthen team collaboration. By investing in our leadership, we’re improving how we work behind the scenes, so we can better support the clients we serve.
Chef Naj’s Top Holiday Menu Picks
If you're planning a holiday event, Chef Naj makes it easy by sharing his top dishes from our catering menu for every type of gathering - breakfast, lunch, dinner, or casual nibbles. Let his expert picks guide your menu.
Leading by Example: Our Successful MDE Administrative Review
CKC Good Food completes an MDE Administative Review every year, giving us the real-world experience to confidently guide our client partners through their own reviews. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our latest review, what’s evaluated, and the feedback that helps us keep ahead of of evolving regulations to better support our client partners.
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.
Farm-to-School Month
School meals can be an opportunity for learning in many ways. There are lessons in nutrition, sowing, germinating, harvesting, processing, shipping, selling and cooking. National Farm-to-School Month in October is an egg-celent time to introduce these lessons.
School Breakfast Makes ‘Cents’
School breakfast makes sense for improving student behavior and learning. It also makes "cents" for your food service program. Is your program missing out on easy, valuable revenue?
It’s More than a School Meal Application
All students at Minnesota public schools currently receive breakfast and lunch at no cost, regardless of family income, no application needed. What a time and money saver for families! While no longer needed for school meals, the Application for Students Benefits is used for so much more than just certifying students for free or reduced-price school meals.
The Mobile Lunchbox: Summer’s ‘Uber Eats’ for Kids
In summer 2023, only about 7.4% of the children who ate lunch at school during the school year received meals through the Summer Food Service Program. That sizable gap concerns many, including The Open Door Pantry, a hunger relief organization serving Dakota County. CKC Good Food recently partnered with The Open Door to supply meals for the nonprofit’s unique summer meal program, the Mobile Lunchbox.