South Florida House

Below you will see the different South Florida House profiles. To view a county’s profile, click on the icon located on the right side of the toggle heading.

Glades County

Contacts

Scott Bass
Director
P.O. Box 459
Moore Haven, Florida 33471
Phone: 863-946-0202 ext. 113
Fax: 863.946.1529
scott.bass@gladesschools.org

District Profile

Name of Distict Glades
Student Enrollment 1,205
Total food budget for 2012-2013 School Year 728,126

Number of School Sites

High Schools 1
Elementary Schools 1
K-8 Schools 1

District Demographics (% of Enrollment)

Free 63.00%
Reduced 8.00%
Paid 29.00%

District Nutrition Standards

Menu Planning Option Food Based
Primary Nutrient Standard Power Buying Guidelines
Secondary Nutrient Standard Power Buying Guidelines
A la carte Nutrient Standard Power Buying Guidelines
Trans fat policy We allow limited levels of Trans Fats.
HFCS policy We allow limited high fructose corn syrup.
MSG policy We allow limited MSG.

Average Daily Participation (ADP)

Breakfast 1
Lunch 1
A la Carte $650 Daily

Meal Equivalents

Lunch 1 Lunch = 1 ME

Pricing

Elementary Lunch 1.75
Secondary Lunch 2.00

We consider new products:

September, October, November

Product Information preferences:

Regular Mail

Marketing Material preferences:

E-mail

When purchasing new products, What is most important to us? (1=highest 9=lowest)

Price 1
Quality 2
Student Acceptability 3
Nutritional Value 4
Case/Pack Size 5
Ease of Preparation 6
Recommendations from other districts 7
Vendor demonstration in district 8
Samples and Information from Trade Show 9

Commodities we plan to process in the 2012-2013 school year:

Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Cheese, Peanut Butter, Beans, Potatoes, Other vegetables, Tomato Paste, Fruit

Martin County

Contacts

Laura Holmedal
Director
1050 SE 10th Street
Stuart, Florida 34994
Phone: 772-223-2655
Fax: 772-219-1268
HolmedL@martin.k12.fl.us

Lori Brown
Buying Group Contact
1050 SE 10th Street
Stuart, Florida 34994
Phone: 772-223-2655
Fax: 772-219-1268
BrownL2@martin.k12.fl.us

Yvonne Postko
Product Reviewer
1050 SE 10th Street
Stuart, Florida 34994
Phone: 772-223-2655
Fax: 772-219-1268
Potskoy@martin.k12.fl.us

Laura Holmedal
Alternate Contact
1050 SE 10th Street
Stuart, Florida 34994
Phone: 772-223-2655
Fax: 772-219-1268
HolmedL@martin.k12.fl.us

 

District Profile

Name of District Martin
Student Enrollment 19,000
Total food budget for 2019-2020 School Year $3,300,000.00

Number of School Sites

High Schools 3
Middle Schools 5
Elementary Schools 12
Satellite Schools 4
Summer Program Sites 17

District Demographics (% of Enrollment)

Free 41.80%
Reduced 3.50%
Paid 54.70%

Average Daily Participation (ADP)

Breakfast 4,200
Lunch 10,600
Snack 2,200
A la Carte 5425

Program Participation

School Breakfast Program – Provision II
National School Lunch Program – Provision II
After School Snack Program
Summer Food Service Program
Seamless Summer Option
Community Eligibility Option

When purchasing new products,
What is most important to us?(1=highest 9=lowest)

Student Acceptability 1
Quality 2
Ease of Preparation 3
Price 4
Nutritional Value 5
Vendor demonstration in district 6
Samples and Information from Trade Show 7
Recomendations from other districts 8
Case/Pack Size 9

Meal Equivalents

Breakfast 3 Breakfast = 1 ME
Lunch 1 Lunch = 1 ME
Snack 4 Snacks = 1 ME
A la Carte $3.00 = 1 ME

Pricing

Breakfast 1.50
Elementary Lunch 1.85
Secondary Lunch 2.10

Target Costs

Breakfast 0.53
Lunch 1.30
Lunch Entree 0.85
Fruit-Vegetable Component 0.32
Snack 0.50

How do we prefer to receive product information?

Trade Show, House Show, District PBG Meetings

Types of marketing materials we prefer?

Advance notice to develop promotion:

4-6 months

Preferred commodity program:

Net Off Invoice

Commodities we plan to process
in the 2019-2020 school year:

Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Fish, Eggs, Cheese, Peanut Butter, Potatoes, Tomato Paste, Fruit

Monroe County

Contacts

James Faggione
Director
241 Trumbo Road
Key West, Florida 33040
Phone: 305-293-1400×53343
Fax: 305-293-1467
james.faggione@keysschools.com

Effie Jackson
Buying Group Contact
241 Trumbo Rd
Key West, Florida 33040
Phone: 305-293-1400
Fax: 305-293-1467
effie.jackson@keysschools.com

Effie Jackson
Product Reviewer
241 Trumbo Rd
Key West, Florida 33040
Phone: 305-293-1400
Fax: 305-293-1467
effie.jackson@keysschools.com

Denise Pollack
Alternate Contact
241 Trumbo Road
Key West, Florida 33040
Phone: 305-293-1400×53361
Fax: 305-293-1467
Denise.pollack@keysschools.com

 

District Profile

Name of District Monroe
Student Enrollment 8,640
Total food budget for 2019-2020 School Year $1,550,000.00

Number of School Sites

High Schools 3
Elementary Schools 3
K-8 Schools 4
Charter Schools 3
Satellite Schools 2
Summer Program Sites 8

District Demographics (% of Enrollment)

Free 48.30%
Reduced 6.20%
Paid 45.50%

Average Daily Participation (ADP)

Breakfast 1,385
Lunch 3,990
Snack 130
A la Carte 2100

Program Participation

School Breakfast Program
National School Lunch Program
After School Snack Program
Summer Food Service Program
Seamless Summer Option

When purchasing new products,
What is most important to us?(1=highest 9=lowest)

Quality 1
Student Acceptability 2
Price 3
Nutritional Value 4
Ease of Preparation 5
Vendor demonstration in district 6
Samples and Information from Trade Show 7
Recomendations from other districts 8
Case/Pack Size 9

Meal Equivalents

Breakfast 2 breakfast = 1 ME
Lunch 1 Lunch = 1 ME
Snack 3 snacks = 1ME

Pricing

Breakfast 1.75
Elementary Lunch 2.50
Secondary Lunch 2.85

Target Costs

Breakfast 0.35
Lunch 1.70
Lunch Entree 0.60
Fruit-Vegetable Component 0.25
Snack 0.50
A la Carte (by percentage) 0.45

How do we prefer to receive product information?

E-mail, Trade Show

Types of marketing materials we prefer?

Signage, POS Materials, Classroom Materials

Commodities we plan to process
in the 2019-2020 school year:

Okeechobee County

Contacts

Lisa R. Bell
Director
3150 NW 10th Terrace
Okeechobee, Florida 34972
Phone: 863-462-5148 X1214
Fax: 863-462-5149
lisa.bell@okee.k12.fl.us

 

District Profile

Name of District Okeechobee
Student Enrollment 6,500
Total food budget for 2019-2020 School Year $1,585,750.00

Number of School Sites

High Schools 2
Middle Schools 2
Elementary Schools 5
K-12 Schools 1

District Demographics (% of Enrollment)

Free 100.00%

Average Daily Participation (ADP)

Breakfast 2,108
Lunch 4,016
Snack 1,213
A la Carte 1060

Program Participation

School Breakfast Program – Universal Free
National School Lunch Program
After School Snack Program
Summer Food Service Program
Community Eligibility Option

When purchasing new products,
What is most important to us?(1=highest 9=lowest)

Student Acceptability 1
Quality 2
Nutritional Value 3
Price 4
Ease of Preparation 5
Case/Pack Size 6
Recomendations from other districts 7
Samples and Information from Trade Show 8
Vendor demonstration in district 9

Meal Equivalents

Breakfast 2
Lunch 1
Snack 3
A la Carte 1.75

Pricing

Target Costs

Breakfast 0.65
Lunch 1.48
Lunch Entree 0.89
Fruit-Vegetable Component 0.47
Snack 0.76
A la Carte (by percentage) ?

How do we prefer to receive product information?

E-mail, Regular Mail

Types of marketing materials we prefer?

Signage, POS Materials

Advance notice to develop promotion:

4-6 months

Commodities we plan to process
in the 2019-2020 school year:

Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Cheese, Potatoes, Tomato Paste

St. Lucie County

Contacts

Deborah Wuest
Director
9461 Brandywine Lane
Port St Lucie, Florida 34986
Phone: 772.429.6224
Fax: 772.429.6226
Deborah.Wuest@stlucieschools.org

Laura Weghorst
Buying Group Contact

Jennifer Muzzin
Product Reviewer

Darren Frymoyer
Alternate Contact

 

District Profile

Name of District St. Lucie
Student Enrollment 43,167
Total food budget for 2019-2020 School Year $10,500,000.00

Number of School Sites

High Schools 7
Middle Schools 4
Elementary Schools 17
K-8 Schools 9
Charter Schools 5
Satellite Schools 1

District Demographics (% of Enrollment)

Free 61%
Reduced 1%
Paid 32%

Average Daily Participation (ADP)

Breakfast 0
Lunch 1
Snack 0
Supper 0.02
A la Carte 9500

Program Participation

School Breakfast Program – Universal Free
National School Lunch Program
After School Snack Program
Summer Food Service Program
Community Eligibility Option
CCFP

Meal Equivalents

Breakfast 2
Lunch 1 Lunch = 1 ME
Snack 4
A la Carte 1
A la Carte 3

Pricing

Breakfast free
Elementary Lunch 2.25
Secondary Lunch 2.50

Target Costs

Breakfast 0.25
Lunch 1.00
Lunch Entree 0.47
Fruit-Vegetable Component 0.30
Snack 0.18
A la Carte (by percentage) .

How do we prefer to receive product information?

E-mail

Types of marketing materials we prefer?

Commodities we plan to process
in the 2019-2020 school year:

Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Fish, Eggs, Cheese

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