Granite and Sodexo workers greeted students from Roosevelt Elementary on October 5th as they anxiously lined up in the hall waiting for their turn to enjoy the vast assortment of fruits and vegetables available in the A to Z Salad Bar which accompanied their entrée choices for the day. Some students were hesitant to try new fruits or vegetables ...
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Big Prizes for Our 2016 Future Chefs National Champion!!
Congratulations to Madysun Christensen, the 2016 Sodexo Future Chefs Healthy Breakfast Challenge winner!! The following message came from Ted Monk, Sodexo Senior Vice President, who was in attendance today, May 18th, at the celebration for Madysun: "I am delighted that the 2016 National winner comes from one of our accounts. Madysun ...
Here’s To You, Mr. Robinson
April 22nd was Brad Robinson day at Neil Armstrong Academy. Staff members from the Granite Food Services joined the Principal and Assistant Principal in recognizing the custodian for his efforts. With things like Top Eagle Tuesday, Wikipedia Wednesday, sing-alongs, jokes, and trivia, Mr. Robinson has made lunch time at Armstrong Academy fun, ...
Vote for Madysun! Help Her Win the National Future Chefs Healthy Breakfast Challenge!
Elk Run Elementary fourth-grader Madysun Christensen is one of five national finalists in the Sodexo Future Chefs National Challenge for Healthy Breakfast, and she needs your vote to win the title. Madysun’s ‘Boil in a Bag Omelet’ recipe has progressed through school, district and regional levels of the Future Chefs competition, which called for ...
Future Chefs In Action
This year's Future Chefs competition was a great success! We had some outstanding recipes for Healthy Breakfasts and all our finalists did a fantastic job. There were lots of great photos too! Here are some pictures from the Welcome Meeting and Chef Prep: In the kitchen, students worked with their school lunch manager ...
April 2016 R.E.P.’s
Thank you once again for the all the great nominations for this month’s awards. If you haven’t had the chance, we encourage you to take a moment to give special thanks to those who go above and beyond at the call of duty with a R.E.P.’s Nomination. And now for this months list of extraordinary people! BATES: Central Kitchen – Joy Ashley goes ...
Our 2016 Future Chefs Healthy Breakfast Winners
On Friday, March 18h, twenty-three fourth-grade finalists from schools across the Granite School District gathered at the GEC kitchens to cook their "Healthy Breakfast Recipes" at this year's Future Chefs Competition. Before the end of 2015, nearly 300 students in the district submitted a recipe. Of those, only twenty-three finalists were chosen. ...
March 2016 R.E.P.’s
BATES: Central Kitchen – Cathy Horton is a great coordinator for Farnsworth. They are so grateful for her counsel and advice. She is very professional. (2/17) Central Kitchen – Ron Smith, driver for Farnsworth Elementary, always tries to make the staff happy. He is friendly and helps them unload. (2/18) Central Kitchen – Joy Ashley ...
West Valley Elementary Has “The Best Lunch Ever”
Students at West Valley Elementary said they had "the best lunch ever" when Sodexo and Granite Food Services provided 26 different fruits and vegetables (one for each letter of the alphabet) in their A to Z Salad bar on February 24th. Kids had the opportunity to try new and unique foods like starfruit, daikon radishes and jicama. A number of kids ...
February 2016 Safety Heroes
It’s important to us that all our workers and students are safe, so it’s with pride that we announce this month’s Safety Heroes! Elementary Schools: Bennion Elementary – Julie Sartori always goes above and beyond to assist if we need help with anything. (1/19) Bennion Elementary – Brenda Marshall always goes above and beyond to make sure ...