School Food and Wellness Group

Name: School Food and Wellness Group
Address: New Orleans, LA, US
Telephone: (504) 439-6060

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School Food and Wellness Group consults with schools nationwide to run compliant, efficient and HEALTHY meal programs year round.

We recognize the challenges school administrators face – a limited budget and a small staff, to name a few. Managing the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) shouldn’t be another burden. We help administer these programs and find healthy, affordable vendors to serve your students meals they will enjoy

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dministrators focus on what they do best: educating and helping to raise our nation’s children. Our clients include single and multi-site charter schools, charter management organizations, private schools and after-school programs.

08/21/2026

If your school has high standards for education, those standards shouldn’t stop at the cafeteria door.

Too many schools treat the meal program as an afterthought, but it’s really an extension of your school. The same excellence you build into the classroom belongs in the dining room, too.

Jeannette Acevedo-Isenberg with Downtown Doral Charter Schools breaks down how her schools turned their meal program into a brand families trust.

🎙️Listen to our new podcast episode, “Making School Lunch a Brand,” using the link in our bio.

08/20/2026

Backpacks? Check. Fresh pencils? Check. Full bellies? Double check!🍊It was an early one, but you’d never know it from the smiles in the cafeteria this morning. Lake Charles Charter Academy students showed up fueled up and ready to take on the day. Breakfast of champions!

07/17/2026

Food waste is one of the biggest challenges in school nutrition, yet it's often the one no one sees.

Every day, perfectly good food ends up in the trash, creating unnecessary waste and missed opportunities to better serve students and communities.

In our newest episode of Cafeteria Confessions, we sit down with John Williamson, Founder and Executive Director of K-12 Food Rescue, to discuss why food waste happens, the impact it's having, and practical ways schools can reduce waste without adding more work for cafeteria staff.

Listen now and discover how schools are turning an invisible problem into an opportunity.

🎧 Listen at the link in our bio.

07/16/2026

We're halfway through our Back-to-School Training Series, but there's still time to join us!

Register for next week's free professional development sessions designed to help school nutrition professionals prepare for a successful school year while earning USDA Professional Standards training hours.

Plus, every training you attend earns you one entry into our raffle. The more sessions you attend, the more chances you have to win! Winners will be randomly selected and notified at the end of the training series.

We're offering select sessions to the public, along with additional exclusive trainings for SFWG clients as part of their support package. Clients can contact their Client Manager to learn more about the exclusive training opportunities available to them.

We hope you'll join us!

Register here: https://www.sfwgroup.org/webinars-events

06/10/2026

Join us in New Orleans, June 24-26, and stop by to meet our team!🥕

Grab a free canvas tote, fun swag, and helpful school food resources. You might even have the chance to share your school food story as a guest on our podcast. Whether you want to talk operations, regulations, menu planning, or what's happening in your district, we'd love to connect.

We can't wait to meet you, hear your ideas, and connect with fellow school nutrition professionals!

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

06/04/2026

Today marks 80 years since the passage of the National School Lunch Act!🍎🥕

Since June 4, 1946, the NSLP has helped ensure millions of students have access to nutritious meals that support learning, growth, and success. It has also created a lasting legacy of school nutrition professionals dedicated to serving children every day.

Today, we celebrate the millions of students served, the countless professionals who make school meals possible, and 80 years of impact rooted in the belief that every student deserves access to a healthy meal at school!

05/20/2026

What if we told you one of the most regulated kitchens in America is your local school cafeteria?

In our newest episode of Cafeteria Confessions, we sit down with Olga Botero, Registered Dietitian and School Food and Wellness Group team member, to talk regulations, compliance requirements, and the systems that shape every school meal served across the country.

From procurement rules to nutrition standards, this episode gives an inside look at what it really takes to operate a compliant school meal program and why compliance matters to ensuring students continue to receive balanced meals every day.

🎙️Listen now: https://www.sfwgroup.org/podcast/s02-e02-the-most-regulated-kitchen-in-america

05/07/2026

Season 2 of Cafeteria Confessions is officially here!🎙️

We’re kicking things off with The $1.60 Lunch, a conversation with Leslie Fowler, CEO of AFYA Food Service Management and former Chief of Nutrition at Chicago Public Schools, to talk about the financial reality behind school meals.

Most people hear schools receive around $4.60 per meal and assume that goes straight to food. The reality is much more complicated. Labor, equipment, and supplies all come out of that same reimbursement, often leaving schools with only about $1.60 to spend on the meal itself.

In this episode, we talk through the tradeoffs school nutrition teams face every day, from procurement and staffing to scratch cooking and kitchen infrastructure. It’s an honest conversation about what it really takes to feed students every day.

🎧Listen now: https://www.sfwgroup.org/podcast/s01-e01-the-1-60-lunch

05/01/2026

Happy National Lunch Hero Day! 🎉

Today we’re celebrating Dedric and the team at Charles R. Drew Charter School, who truly show what it means to be Lunch Heroes. They bring consistency, care, and pride to everything they do each day.

From offering a great variety of meal options to keeping the kitchen spotless and creating a welcoming space for students, they help make lunch something students can look forward to.

Thank you, Dedric and the team at Drew, for all the work you do every day to support your students and school community!

Hero

04/17/2026

🥕 Wow! Look at these beautiful carrots grown by students at one of our partner schools, Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy 🥕🥕🥕🥕These purple “dragon” carrots were grown collectively by multiple grade levels of DJOD students who planted and watered the seeds over the past few months. The seeds were planted directly into the ground this winter (that is what carrots prefer-no transplanting long root vegetables). These 8th grade students harvested the carrots last week. Some were taken home by students and others will be used in class. They are our best carrot harvest yet and there are still a few more in the ground waiting to be pulled!

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(504) 439-6060

Website

http://www.sfwgroup.org/

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