Webinar on the Impact of Rising Food Costs on School Nutrition

October 7, 2008 - Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 8, 2008, don’t miss an opportunity to participate in a free webinar sponsored by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) on the impact of rising food costs on school nutrition. 

“Paring Food Costs: Comparing Apples to Apples” is being offered in partnership with Rich Products Corporation and will discuss the food cost crisis by addressing problems currently faced by school nutrition directors in school districts of all sizes.  Participants will listen to three peers engage in a live dialogue on how they are addressing food cost problems in each of their districts.  In addition, the webinar will include study data on food costs and will provide resources for sharing information on the food cost crisis with parents, school officials, and other stakeholders.

The webinar’s speakers include Major City District Director Mary Hill, SNS, of Jackson Public Schools in Jackson, MS and 2008-2009 School Nutrition Foundation President; Melanie Konarik, SNS, of Spring ISD in Houston, TX, representing a large school district and SNA’s 2008-2009  District of the Year winner; and Paul Yettaw, SNS of Lakeview School District in Battle Creek, MI, sharing the small school district director perspective.  It will be moderated by Shirley Brown, Ed.D, SNS, of Rich Products Corporation.

The webinar will be held at 2:30 pm EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) for approximately 75 minutes.   

To register, please click here.