by Laura Thompson | Apr 12, 2018
One of videos we’re asked to watch when we start at Health-e Pro is Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why.” Getting to the why is vitally important: why do we do what we do as a company? How does that set us apart? Once you identify the why, the how, what, and when, naturally...
by Laura Thompson | Apr 9, 2018
USDA approved menu planning software has become a hot topic among Food Service Directors. New standards and targets are implemented while some are relaxed or temporarily waived. It can be difficult to keep them all straight and maintain consistent compliance in...
by Kim Lange | Apr 2, 2018
How are you celebrating Earth Day in your school? Or in your school cafeteria? In your district’s Nutrition Department? In preparing for Earth Day, we found a couple fascinating statistics related to paper: The U.S. paper disposal rate has not gone down appreciably...
by Laura Thompson | Mar 9, 2018
Nadine currently works with 1FS Schools, providing in-depth product information and bid collaboration software to school co-ops, districts and directors across the country. She is also a consultant for companies that want to succeed in the K-12 segment along with...
by Laura Thompson | Feb 1, 2018
When you think of school menu planning, you think of food: pizza, chicken fingers, vegetables, salads. How often do you think of data when you think of school menu planning? Probably not as much. Data is absolutely vital to running a strong, seamless foodservice...
by Linsey LaPlant | Jan 25, 2018
Last week’s blog detailed Linsey LaPlant’s experience as an administrative reviewer for Washington state, as well as her advice to those going through an administrative review. In the second part of this two-part series, Linsey shares her overall takeaway for those...
by Linsey LaPlant | Jan 18, 2018
In today’s blog post, we interviewed Linsey LaPlant, Sales Manager at Health-e Pro, given her fascinating career that has run the gamut within the food and nutrition industry. Here she details her varied experiences as someone who has both performed an Administrative...
by Laura Thompson | Jan 3, 2018
Allergies and special diets have increased both the awareness of and need for allergen-specific and gluten-free school menus. Some of these allergies and intolerances can be very severe, with a wide range of symptoms: vomiting, stomach cramps, brain fog, mood swings,...
by Laura Thompson | Jul 13, 2017 |
A recent article highlighted the importance of efficient and effective school menu planning. This school district in California reinvented its school lunch program and not only increased the nutrition of its meals for students, but saved money and reduced its carbon...
by Kim Lange | Jun 21, 2017
Most people imagine school lunches the same: long, rectangular tables, white walls covered in posters and a long line of kids uninterested in the food being served. However, Meg Chesley, CEO of Health-e Pro, had a different vision for school lunches. Meg wanted to...
