Evaluate your program against best practices—with help from inTEAM

"What will a successful foodservice operation look like to its many stakeholders?"

It’s a crucial question for each district to answer, given the complexity and interdependent systems of each of its foodservice programs.

In order to guide the process of change, the first step is to establish the evaluation criteria, or benchmarks for success. inTEAM consultants have developed a repertoire of proven methods and metrics to help individual school foodservice operations chart a course for continuous quality improvement.

Developing a Business Plan

Using the best practices of successful school foodservice programs and proven inTEAM metrics as a guide, our consultants will assess and evaluate your current operation. Then we’ll partner with you and your staff to customize a business plan for your success. This road map will help you to make impactful, day-to-day decisions and improve your program’s results by taking into account the following factors:

• Financial management, budget preparation, financial analysis, and the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Department organization, staffing and training
• Menu planning, nutrition, production and pricing
• Marketing, public relations and communications, including development of Annual Reports and State of the Program presentations
• Inventory management and distribution
• Audit preparation/accountability
• Use of technology

inTEAM will provide ongoing, expert coaching and management support to ensure that your program stays on track, optimizes results and helps you achieve your assessment goals of:

• Balancing nutritional integrity, customer acceptance and financial health
• Analyzing your operational systems and business practices
• Identifying the factors that impact:
  • Labor efficiency
  • Cost control
  • Food quality
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Revenue potential
• Providing an analysis of performance and monitoring program improvement
• Recommending strategies that will enhance operations and help achieve financial stability

To learn more about how inTEAM consultants can help you, call one of our friendly, knowledgeable consultants. Click here for contact information.