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Team Nutrition Readiness and Retention Training Program Webinar 12: Taste Testing and Promotional Activities

Resource Topic Category:Marketing/Promoting

Child Nutrition Program:
  • NSLP – National School Lunch Program
  • SBP – School Breakfast Program

Team Nutrition Training Grant: 2022

Organization:

Virginia Department of Education

State:

Virginia

Summary:

Target audience: School nutrition directors

Objectives:
1. Understand the appropriate taste-testing method for your objective
2. Describe the processes for testing a recipe with staff and students
3. Understand how to determine whether a recipe is acceptable at each stage and how to calculate an approval rating
4. Explain how promotional activities are essential to the success of school nutrition programs
5. Describe how promotional activities contribute to a healthy school nutrition environment
6. Identify opportunities to launch or expand promotional activities
7. Identify resources for promotional activities

Resources were developed with Culinary Solution Centers, LLC, the K-12 Culinary Team (https://www.chefcyndie.com).
The survey was developed with Virginia Tech.

Contact Info:

Katelynn Stansfield
katelynn.stansfield@doe.virginia.gov