Aramark Student Nutrition Turns Student Feedback into Menu Innovation for 2023-2024
24 Julho 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Student voices take priority as Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) gears up
for a new school year. Aramark Student Nutrition is returning with
a refreshed platform for student engagement—SN Insights 360—and a
holistic strategy to link the feedback with its nutrition and
culinary programs to offer healthy, great-tasting options for the
new school year.
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Pictured: Hot Honey Chicken Biscuit
Tostada. Student voices take priority as Aramark gears up for a new
school year. Aramark Student Nutrition is returning with a
refreshed platform for student engagement—SN Insights 360—and a
holistic strategy to link the feedback with its nutrition and
culinary programs to offer healthy, great-tasting options for the
new school year. (Photo: Business Wire)
SN Insights 360 is a proprietary, comprehensive program for
community feedback using a variety of research methodologies to
discover emerging needs of students through annual surveys, in-café
evaluations, action committees, focus groups, customer journey
mapping, and tasting events.
“SN Insights 360 is an actionable, exciting way for students to
make sure that they influence their daily nutrition,” said Barbara
Flanagan, President and CEO of Aramark Student Nutrition. “It isn’t
just a feedback form or a checklist task—it is a broad-based
initiative built to empower future generations. It keeps the focus
on the students and their dynamic needs.”
To leverage the feedback into culinary excellence, Student
Nutrition launched a Nutrition Network in March 2023, combining the
resources of more than 60 registered dietitian nutritionists to
share information and best practices. To pair its nutritional
expertise with its chefs in the kitchens, Aramark revamped its
Culinary Alliance to re-examine and develop innovative, new school
menus. Composed of 15 Aramark Chefs in different regions of the
country, the Culinary Alliance pools its expertise to bring unique,
on-trend recipes to expand the number of student-preferred dishes
offered across the nation.
Led by culinary and nutrition Vice President Beth Ann Engelland,
the Culinary Alliance tests new products to see if they will work
in a school setting, making sure that their toughest critics were
there to try the new recipes. Among the new creations are Chipotle
Cheese Nachos, Egg Roll in a Bowl, Spicy Tzatziki Beef Gyro, and
Hot Honey Chicken Biscuit Tostada.
Engaging children to learn about the foods they are eating is a
priority as well. Aramark’s ACE Mascot program is geared towards
children in first through third grades and seeks to use
“kid-preferred” video to deliver impactful content. The ACE
puppet—an energetic fox—teaches kids the importance of healthy
habits through games, short video clips, mindful moments, and
multiple-choice questions.
“We continually look for new ways to adapt, refresh, and lead
the way in serving our school communities,” said Flanagan. “We
believe in taking a hard look at everything we do—whether with
excellence or with opportunity—and using that evaluation to build
better programming and stronger relationships. To do that, we are
laser-focused on student engagement, culinary innovation, and
community connection.”
This outlook is also reflected in the physical spaces for the
school communities to enjoy new menu creations. Meant to capture
the imagination, Student Nutrition energized its dining concepts,
CoolCaf and LunchPad.
CoolCaf was developed from research with elementary students,
parents, and teachers—of the 2.6 million students Student Nutrition
serves daily—to reflect kids’ imagination and creativity. CoolCaf
locations consistently demonstrate increased meal participation,
improved fruit and vegetable consumption, enhanced financial and
operational performance, and greater student and parent
satisfaction. LunchPad offers middle schoolers customizable meal
options that empower them to exercise their newfound independence
in fun, comfortable environments. They can mix and match healthy
and delicious menu items, crafted by chefs and dietitians, to suit
their cravings on any given day.
About Aramark Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves the
world’s leading educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies,
world champion sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic
destinations and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities
in 19 countries around the world with food, facilities, and uniform
services. Because our culture is rooted in service, our employees
strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our
communities, and the planet. Aramark has been recognized on
FORTUNE’s list of “World’s Most Admired Companies,” DiversityInc’s
“Top 50 Companies for Diversity” and “Top Companies for Supplier
Diversity,” Newsweek’s list of “America’s Most Responsible
Companies 2023,” the HRC’s “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ
Equality,” and scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index. Learn
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