School Food and Nutrition Services of New Orleans, Inc.

04/27/2022

Manager Spotlight - Allanie Lejeune

School Food and Nutrition Services (SFNS) hired Allanie Lejeune on October 25, 2019, as a Roving Substitute for St. Mary’s Nativity School Cafeteria. Allanie was quickly promoted to a Technician and transferred to St. Bernadette Elementary School Cafeteria. Allanie immediately signed up for the Manager-In-Training (MIT) Program and in August 2021, Allanie was transferred to St. Joseph Elementary School Cafeteria as a MIT. In January 2022, she was promoted to a Food Service Manager and was transferred to Vandebilt High School.

Allanie loves her job. She finds it very rewarding. The students receive good meals and they are happy to receive them. Allanie is also very proud of how well her and her staff work together and how quickly they can get things done so the meals are served on time.

Allanie has two sons. One is 10 years old and one is 3 years old. Allanie enjoys spending time with her sons camping, vacationing, visiting parks and doing craft projects.

Thanks, Allanie! SFNS is delighted to have you on our team!

04/22/2022

04/21/2022

04/20/2022

Funding for School Food Services Should Serve Children, Not Corporations

Funding for School Food Services Should Serve Children, Not Corporations

House Bill 986 by Representative Edmonds seeks to open the door to privatize school nutrition programs in Louisiana’s public schools. These private corporations would be able to reduce salary and benefits for employees, as compared to the food service workers employed by the school district. Their...

04/14/2022

May the miracle of Easter bring you renewed hope, faith, love and joy. Happy Easter from School Food!!

04/12/2022

Yum!! We're loving National Grilled Cheese Day!

04/08/2022

Yesterday, some of our schools celebrated Hawaiian Day. I wonder if the kids had as much fun as our workers.

04/07/2022

Manager Spotlight - Anjennette (Angie) Gamble

School Food and Nutrition Services (SFNS) hired Angie Gamble on July 19, 2019, as a Cook for Our Lady of the Lake School Cafeteria. In 2021, Angie signed up for the Manager-In-Training Program and was promoted to Food Service Manager at St. Scholastica for the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

Angie loves everything about her job! She loves the environment, she loves the students, she loves the students’ faces when one of their favorite desserts or meals are being served and she loves her staff. There is a lot going on in Angie’s kitchen and her staff are very helpful. Angie and her staff have not been at St. Scholastica very long, but they know how to get the job done. The St. Scholastica students love Angie and her staff and are always letting them know. The students appreciate everything Angie does for them...knowing their names, preparing their meals, serving them with a smile or just being herself…a happy person having a good day and sharing it with others.

Away from work, Angie enjoys spending time with her family. She also keeps very busy making birthday pins and personalized party favors for her crafting business, The Craft Lab (thecrftlab on Instagram). Angie also helps her cousin with catering on the weekends.

Thanks, Angie! SFNS is delighted to have you on our team!

04/06/2022

Today we celebrated Nutrition Day in the schools. Students were able to try fresh, raspberries.

03/31/2022

Manager Spotlight - Lisa Fulco

School Food and Nutrition Services (SFNS) hired Lisa Fulco on July 19, 2019, as a Manager-In-Training for Archbishop Hannan High School Cafeteria. Lisa also worked at St. Paul High School Cafeteria and St. Scholastica High School Cafeteria. During the summer of 2021, Lisa was promoted to Food Service Manager and in August 2021, Lisa was assigned Archbishop Hannan as her cafeteria.

Lisa loves her job! She enjoys the people she works with and the high school students. Lisa also likes the hours and the holidays that come with working as a Food Service Manager. Lisa is able to see her grandchildren more, which is one of her favorite enjoyments in life. In addition to caring for her grandchildren, Lisa enjoys watching television and learning sign language. Learning sign language has been on Lisa’s bucket list for a while and she is excited about pursuing it.

Thanks, Lisa! SFNS is delighted to have you on our team!

03/25/2022

Manager-In-Training Spotlight - LaTreasurlyn Johnson

03/24/2022

One of School Food's 2021-2022 favorite lunches!!

03/19/2022

Happy St. Joseph Feast Day!

03/18/2022

SFNS celebrated St. Patrick's Day in most of our schools. We had everything from green applesauce to green mashed potatoes. The students and staff enjoyed every minute.

03/18/2022

Our staff at Visitation served a lucky green lunch for St. Patrick's Day. Thank you Ladies!!

03/17/2022

Manager Spotlight - Donna Boudreaux

School Food and Nutrition Services (SFNS) hired Donna Boudreaux on February 13, 2019, as a Manager-In-Training for Our Lady of Lourdes School Cafeteria. Donna worked at Our Lady of Lourdes for the 2019 Summer Food Service Program also and in October 2019, Donna was promoted to Food Service Manager at Our Lady of Lourdes School.

Prior to SFNS, Donna worked three years as a Kitchen Manager at Ochsner Northshore and had worked fifteen years as a Manager for a parking service.

Donna loves everything about her job! She loves all the children, especially the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. They light up her day! Donna had never worked with children until SFNS hired her in 2019, but now she wished she had. Working with children gives her so much joy. Donna loves her staff too and the school faculty. Donna wakes up every day feeling very blessed.

Away from work, Donna and her husband enjoy camping, fishing and bike riding. Donna has two dogs and two cats.

Thanks, Donna! SFNS is delighted to have you on our team!

03/16/2022

Today, we celebrated Nutrition Day! Many of our students were able to taste AVOCADOS for the first time!

03/15/2022

March's Nutrition Day is Avocados!! This week the students will product test during lunch. Hope you try School Food's Avocado Toast recipe and enjoy your color sheet!

03/14/2022

School Food's Louisiana Hunger Hero Sandy Logrande

This school year SFNS has faced significant challenges. A labor shortage has affected the food distribution and production industries. Unfilled cafeteria positions are forcing some cafeterias to stop preparing homemade items, offer less food choices and work harder than ever. One of our food vendors terminated our bid contract due to the sale of their business. Hurricane Ida damaged our Central Office moving us to a new location in November 2021.

In spite of all these issues, I remained focused on finding creative ways to feed our students. Premade dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls and breadsticks were bought to help with cafeterias that are short staffed. SFNS created new recipes from the products we were receiving, such as Creole pastalaya, Chicken Parmesan with grilled chicken and Strawberry yogurt parfaits. Also, SFNS found product substitutions for items having production issues. I am in constant communication with our vendors, old and new, to ensure that our cafeterias receive the necessary components to serve healthy meal options to our students.

No matter what the challenge, I guarantee you that I am dedicated to the health and nutrition of the students we serve in the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.

03/11/2022

School Food ended the week off with a Blast & Shrimp Gumbo!! The food was delicious and the winners were beyond excited!

03/10/2022

Enjoyed School Food's Strawberry Festivals today!!

03/10/2022

Manager Spotlight - Natoshya Lowe

Natoshya Lowe was hired on June 22, 2018, as a Technician for St. Dominic Elementary School Cafeteria. While at St. Dominic, Natoshya signed up for the Manager-In-Training Program. She trained at St. Joan of Arc School Cafeteria in New Orleans. In October 2019, Natoshya was promoted to Food Service Manager at St. Anthony Elementary School in Gretna and she is still there today.

Natoshya always wanted to be a Food Service Manager. It is her dream job! “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Some people may think this is a cliché quote, but not Natoshya. Natoshya’s job is fulfilling work that is satisfying and gives her a sense of pleasure. She loves the students and when she sees them, all of her troubles are washed away. Her staff is amazing; they are family. They always do an awesome job and she loves the administrative staff and faculty at St. Anthony School too.

Away from work, Natoshya enjoys spending time with her children, cooking and Second Line Sundays.

Thanks, Natoshya! SFNS is delighted to have you on our team!