



School Canteens Wow! Ask your distributor about the awesome Juicies back to school offer! On this page: Introduction Nutritionally balance meal options for under $5 Ideas for 'keeping it simple' in your school canteen ... Canteen of the Year Entry Form futurefoods is committed to providing healthier choices and quality, affordable food products to your school canteen. We work closely with the school canteens to develop healthier options for children and young adults that fit with the Ministry of Health's Food & Beverage Classification system. We also have many products that achieve the Heart Foundation's Tick of Approval. futurefoods products are not only healthier options but are interesting, fun and enjoyed by school children of all ages. Our futurefoods representatives are able to help schools with their healthy canteen policy and suggest menus for primary, intermediate and secondary schools as well as combo choices for certain age groups. These have been developed with the help of dietitian Nikki Hart and ensure canteen managers are making good choices that are appropriate to the age and nutritional requirements of children through to young adults. futurefoods is proud to sponsor schools through the School Canteen Incentive Programme and provide fundraising options with the Juicies Fundraiser. All canteen staff, school management, PTA members, staff, student representatives and parents are invited to attend the futurefoods expos being held around New Zealand to learn about and sample the healthy and nutritious options available to schools. Expos are held around New Zealand throughout the year. Contact futurefoods on 0800 148 276 or email info@futurefoods.co.nz for more information. Ideas for 'keeping it simple' in your school canteen ... 1) Minimise suppliers by designing your menu based on quality, easily sourced products and ingredients. For example - a bread supplier, a supplier of a good range of products (like futurefoods), a cash & carry and a fruit & vege supplier. 2) Own your equipment. If you own your freezers and food warmers you will not get caught up in restrictive contracts offered by some suppliers. A great way to purchase equipment is to save up SCIP rewards; you can also get some great deals on auction websites. 3) Keep your menu structured and short. Large menus create large workloads and often mean that it takes longer to prepare, longer to serve and longer to develop. Base your menu on the same structure and each term change out a few of the worst selling or out of season products. 4) Create a shopping list by supplier and display it on the wall with information about how to order, delivery days and payment information. This way if you are away the canteen staff will be able to order. 5) Establish processes. School Canteens that run efficient processes use less staff hours, less space, have less wastage and are more profitable. 2009 futurefoods Canteen of the Year Awards Overall Winner: Napier Girls High School, Napier Best Secondary: Napier Girls High School, Napier Best Primary: Southbrook School, Rangiora Achievement Award: Sacred Heart Girls College, New Plymouth Rangiora High School, Rangiora Kavanagh College, Dunedin Scots College, Wellington New Plymouth Girls High School, New Plymouth St Orans College, Lower Hutt Tawhero School, Wanganui Napier Girls High School takes 2009 Canteen Award Napier Girls High School Tuck Shop ‘Kapai Kai’ has taken away top honours of the 2009 School Canteen of the Year Awards, sponsored by healthy food supplier futurefoods. The canteen, run by Helen Curtis, makes healthy lunches available daily to the nine hundred teenagers and teachers at the school. Mrs Curtis encourages students and teachers to visit by having her food look and taste great, having fresh food available and by having food displayed well. Running an account system for teachers also encourages more visits to the canteen. The canteen, which was upgraded last year with the input of the student ‘Canteen Committee’, is exceptionally well presented. The canteen menu has a tasty range of foods including fresh filled sandwiches, salads, and stuffed potatoes with coleslaw and was developed and promoted through school assemblies. Students selected healthy menu items during taste testing sessions which meant that menu changes towards healthier options were well received as there was a level of student approval before items were added to the menu. This made a big difference when introducing healthier options. Martyn Barlow, General Manager of futurefoods was impressed with the level of entries this year. “With the governments recent relaxation of healthy eating regulations in schools it is great to see so many schools still focused on providing healthy options that look and taste delicious.” Kapai Kai, who receives $1000 to spend on upgrading the canteen, also won ‘ Best Secondary School’ and Southbrook School of Rangiora won ‘ Best Primary School’. Copyright © 2005 - Tasman Bay Food Group Ltd

School Canteens

Wow! Ask your distributor about the awesome Juicies back to school offer!

On this page:
Introduction
Nutritionally balance meal options for under $5
Ideas for 'keeping it simple' in your school canteen ...
Canteen of the Year Entry Form

futurefoods is committed to providing healthier choices and quality, affordable food products to your school canteen.

We work closely with the school canteens to develop healthier options for children and young adults that fit with the Ministry of Health's Food & Beverage Classification system. We also have many products that achieve the Heart Foundation's Tick of Approval. futurefoods products are not only healthier options but are interesting, fun and enjoyed by school children of all ages.

Our futurefoods representatives are able to help schools with their healthy canteen policy and suggest menus for primary, intermediate and secondary schools as well as combo choices for certain age groups. These have been developed with the help of dietitian Nikki Hart and ensure canteen managers are making good choices that are appropriate to the age and nutritional requirements of children through to young adults.

futurefoods is proud to sponsor schools through the School Canteen Incentive Programme and provide fundraising options with the Juicies Fundraiser.

All canteen staff, school management, PTA members, staff, student representatives and parents are invited to attend the futurefoods expos being held around New Zealand to learn about and sample the healthy and nutritious options available to schools. Expos are held around New Zealand throughout the year. Contact futurefoods on 0800 148 276 or email info@futurefoods.co.nz for more information.

Ideas for 'keeping it simple' in your school canteen ...

1) Minimise suppliers by designing your menu based on quality, easily sourced products and ingredients. For example - a bread supplier, a supplier of a good range of products (like futurefoods), a cash & carry and a fruit & vege supplier.

2) Own your equipment. If you own your freezers and food warmers you will not get caught up in restrictive contracts offered by some suppliers. A great way to purchase equipment is to save up SCIP rewards; you can also get some great deals on auction websites.

3) Keep your menu structured and short. Large menus create large workloads and often mean that it takes longer to prepare, longer to serve and longer to develop. Base your menu on the same structure and each term change out a few of the worst selling or out of season products.

4) Create a shopping list by supplier and display it on the wall with information about how to order, delivery days and payment information. This way if you are away the canteen staff will be able to order.

5) Establish processes. School Canteens that run efficient processes use less staff hours, less space, have less wastage and are more profitable.

2009 futurefoods Canteen of the Year Awards

Overall Winner: Napier Girls High School, Napier

Best Secondary: Napier Girls High School, Napier

Best Primary: Southbrook School, Rangiora

Achievement Award:
Sacred Heart Girls College, New Plymouth
Rangiora High School, Rangiora
Kavanagh College, Dunedin
Scots College, Wellington
New Plymouth Girls High School, New Plymouth
St Orans College, Lower Hutt
Tawhero School, Wanganui

Napier Girls High School takes 2009 Canteen Award

Napier Girls High School Tuck Shop ‘Kapai Kai’ has taken away top honours of the 2009 School Canteen of the Year Awards, sponsored by healthy food supplier futurefoods.

The canteen, run by Helen Curtis, makes healthy lunches available daily to the nine hundred teenagers and teachers at the school.

Mrs Curtis encourages students and teachers to visit by having her food look and taste great, having fresh food available and by having food displayed well. Running an account system for teachers also encourages more visits to the canteen.

The canteen, which was upgraded last year with the input of the student ‘Canteen Committee’, is exceptionally well presented. The canteen menu has a tasty range of foods including fresh filled sandwiches, salads, and stuffed potatoes with coleslaw and was developed and promoted through school assemblies. Students selected healthy menu items during taste testing sessions which meant that menu changes towards healthier options were well received as there was a level of student approval before items were added to the menu. This made a big difference when introducing healthier options.

Martyn Barlow, General Manager of futurefoods was impressed with the level of entries this year. “With the governments recent relaxation of healthy eating regulations in schools it is great to see so many schools still focused on providing healthy options that look and taste delicious.”

Kapai Kai, who receives $1000 to spend on upgrading the canteen, also won ‘ Best Secondary School’ and Southbrook School of Rangiora won ‘ Best Primary School’.