Faribault schools get new ‘scratch-made’ lunch
Superintendent Jamie Bente donned a hairnet and served up some made-from-scratch chicken spaghetti from the district’s new food service provider to students from the Roosevelt Early Learning Center.
“There’s a lot of happy faces, a lot of happy kids. They’re actually finishing their meals,” Cathy Hammerschmidt, food service coordinator, said. “Taher done a great job showcasing the foods and the recipes and everybody’s really excited to try the food. Teachers have been eating it. It’s been well received.”
This is the first year of Faribault Public Schools’ new partnership with Taher, a food service management company based out of Minnetonka. Monday morning, kindergarteners had their chicken spaghetti scooped up by Bente, who will be visiting every school to serve lunch.
Barbie Roessler, director of finance and operations for Faribault Public Schools, said the district picked Taher from four other qualified vendors who sent proposals to the school.
“We had been in a long-standing relationship with our previous food vendor and knew that a change was needed for our students, families, and staff,” she said. “We ultimately went with Taher, I...