by Kim Lange | Nov 21, 2018
Walking into the cafeteria to see smiles across kid’s faces is the reason we do what we do. The food service industry can be very challenging, but as soon as you see kid’s faces light up, you know it was all worth it. As many of you are trying to serve healthy,...
by Tyler Kipping | Nov 13, 2018
In part I of this blog, we discussed the importance of understanding your target audience as well as the different outlets in which to communicate your message in marketing your school nutrition program. Both audience and outlets are essential in determining the type...
by Tyler Kipping | Nov 6, 2018
As a food service professional, marketing your school nutrition program can be intimidating and seem impossible at times, like juggling eight flaming swords while riding a unicycle down a hill. It doesn’t have to be that hard. We want to show you how better...
by Kim Lange | Oct 30, 2018
In celebration of Farm to School Month, we wanted to help answer some common questions school district’s have about the program. Farm to School Network has become such an empowering program for kids across America and we wanted to help share some tips on how to get...
by Laura Thompson | Oct 15, 2018
Last week we had a post with Kari Day, Health-e Pro employee and community rock star, who hosted an event that could help change someone’s world. Thanks to a grant from Health-e Giving and contributions from the community, she hosted a hunger project with Feeding...
by Kim Lange | Aug 22, 2018
As directors, you not only have to plan menus and supervise, you have to implement and maintain food safety. Food safety is highly monitored by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and an important part of your administrative review. On top of that,...
by Laura Thompson | Aug 6, 2018
We recently developed a new product that integrates with our Health-e Meal Planner product: My School Menu Boards-with the ability to publish within several minutes from your published, online menus. This new digital menu board software has a modern, user-friendly...
by Laura Thompson | May 24, 2018
We sat down with Founder and President of Health-e Pro, Meg Chesley, to discuss some of her time as a Food Service Director. What helps create an environment where kids wants to eat their school lunch? Our conversation covered the four elements she found are essential...
by Laura Thompson | May 3, 2018
We sat down with Founder and President of Health-e Pro, Meg Chesley, to discuss some of her time as a Food Service Director. Our conversation covered scratch cooking and quick-scratch cooking and ways districts could incorporate each for their program. If you’re...
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...
