Food Service Resources

Choose from these 3 Every Day Way ideas to promote your breakfast, lunch, a la carte and vending programs to students.

Here are some breakfast promotion ideas that have been implemented with great success!

All the flavors of milk have the same amount of calcium, protein, magnesium and five other essential nutrients as white milk does. So, have some fun and mix it up!

Helpful tips on keeping milk cold during storage and service.

Milk and milk products are among the safest and highest quality foods in the U.S., in large part due to the strict food safety controls and vigilance at every stage of dairy production, processing, and distribution.

Ensure your milk handling procedures are at their best.

Thinking of serving breakfast in the classroom or setting up a breakfast cart in a hallway, courtyard or school entrance? This valuable checklist will help you think through the answers to some basic but crucial questions while planning your alternate breakfast program.

The New Look of School Milk promotes cold milk, in multiple flavors, and kid-appealing plastic packages. If you are interested in providing the New Look of School Milk in your district, the first step is to communicate this request to your area dairy processors.

Goddard Public Schools, in Goddard, Kansas, and the Midwest Dairy Council teamed up for the 2007-2008 school year to increase cheese sales in the district and educate the students on the nutrient density of cheese.

An easy-to-read fact sheet that summarizes the benefits of plastic milk bottle recycling.

Here is a great tool to assess your current recycling situation and to determine recycling possibilities.

Designed for the New Look of School Milk, these Drink It Then Sink It! bins feature bright, eye-catching graphics that encourage milk consumption and recycling.

Some important questions to ask when considering a vending program.

This guide lists companies – in alphabetical order – that you may want to contact for equipment options. Several vendors are listed for your reference.

Dairy vending presents the opportunity to ensure milk and other dairy products are offered as healthy alternatives to non-nutritious products. These Tips for Success come from pilot tests of dairy vending in schools, plus experience from school nutrition professionals.