Run the business behind the meals.
Meals go out. Money comes in. And it's still tight? I help school, childcare, senior and community meal programs get their money, operations and compliance working together.
Alana C. Jones, MS, RD, SNS, CCNP · 20+ years running meal programs
You're carrying the meals, the money and the paperwork.
It's not a hard-work problem. It's a systems problem.
Six pillars. One system behind the meals.
Know your true cost per meal and whether your rate covers it.
Recipes, portions and production records your team follows.
Smart buying, and no money sitting on your shelves.
The paperwork that proves every meal.
Ready when a monitor, auditor or contract partner asks.
A team that can run without one tired person.
Different plates. Same math.
Every program serves different people. The money and the records behind them run on the same system.
A three-step path.
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Fractional operations leadership to build the system with your team, not for you.
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Money, operations and compliance in 5 days.
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Lessons and live classes with meal program leaders.
I've sat in your chair.
For more than 20 years I've worked inside meal programs: as a regional dietitian for a global meal company, a school nutrition director serving thousands of meals a day, and the owner of a childcare center counting my own money. I learned the hard way that volume ain't profit, and that the programs that last are the ones with systems.
MS · RD · SNS · CCNP
Let's look at the business behind your meals.
In 20 minutes we'll talk about where your program stands and the best next step. No pressure.