PGPC, Inc. provides extensive services for Food Service departments, including assistance with:

• developing and implementing Food Service Standard Operating Procedures
• providing procurement services
• conducting in-services and trainings
• providing nutritional analysis for your meal plans
• support for the 2004 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act
• Nutrition Newsletter customized for your district

Let PGPC help you establish an efficient, productive Food Service department. Our consulting services will assist you with the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for:

• HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points)
• Program Nutritional Integrity
• Meal Counting and Claiming
• Cash handling and accountability
• Food and supply purchasing and received
• Fiscal and Operational Reports
• Personnel Procedures
• New employees orientation and training

Purchasing and the management of your procurement needs can make the difference in the success or failure of your Food Service Program. Let PGPC help you get on the right track (and stay there), with services that include:

• RFP's for outsourcing to Food Service Management Companies
• Review of current contracts

The benefits of well-trained staff, a cohesive organization, and smooth, efficient procedures are well known. Your organization can be just such a success. We'll help you set-up practices and procedures that will make it possible. PGPC, Inc provides:

• Quality Production Practices
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Discipline and Evaluation techniques for kitchen level management
• Management and supervisor skills
• Teambuilding
• Marketing and Promoting Child Nutrition services

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• We will customize in-service programs to address the specific needs of your district

One of the significant tasks faced by every Food Service organization is the need to provide nutritionally balanced menus while meeting the budget (and maybe even running a profitable department). PGPC provides two important services that can help you meet your goals. We'll provide nutritional analysis for Food Based Menu planning and Assisted NuMenus. We'll also provide coordination and support for implementation of the 2004 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act. You won't face these challenges alone with the experience of PGPC at your side.

One of our most popular services is the "Nutrition News," the newsletter that is available to your district. This newsletter will improve your district and community-wide communication, keep parents, teachers, and students better informed, and will soon become a valuable and educational tool (without tying up your staff). Just take a look at a few of the easy-to-use benefits:

• Header and logo customized for your district
• E-subscription
  • Simple to download for inclusion on menus
  • Simple to forward to a print shop
  • Simple to post on district web site
  • Simple to send electronically to select district or community
• Three levels, subscribe to one or all as needed to meet the needs of your community
  • K-6 level contains nutrition and health topics appropriate for elementary students and their parents
  • 7-12 level contains nutrition and health topics appropriate for elementary students and their parents
  • Faculty Staff and parent level contains topics appropriate for adults. (Published 4 time a year.)