School nutrition programs are struggling to secure the necessary food and supplies needed to feed students due to disruption in the supply chain.

• The bottom line: Product shortages, discontinued items, price increases, distributor cancellations, delayed or cancelled deliveries with little to no notice, and staffing shortages are just a few of the challenges schools are facing.

Check out the great resource page that the School Nutrition Association has created to help you and your program.

Follow this link:  https://schoolnutrition.org/back-to-school/sna-supply-chain-resources/

This page aims to help operators navigate the disruption and its resulting challenges with some great tools like:

• Explainer video that examines what’s driving the disruption and ways schools can minimize the impact on their program.
• SN magazine article that takes a deep dive into the root cause of this issue.
• Talking points to communicate procurement challenges with stakeholders.