USDA Foods: Update

Laura Castro Director Food Distribution Division School Nutrition Association State Agency Meeting Arlington, VA December 2012

• Year in Review

• Legislative Updates

• Looking Forward

USDA Foods Topics

USDA Foods: Year in Review

Child Nutrition Programs

62%

TEFAP 27%

CSFP 8%

FDPIR 3% Disasters<1%

Program USDA Foods $ CNP $1,256,545,003 TEFAP $543,901,223 CSFP $157,547,443 FDPIR $56,209,016 Disasters $920,057 TOTAL $2,015,122,742

Estimated FY12 Total Purchases

Operations Update:

•SY 13 Entitlement

•Catalog Updates for Feb-June Delivery

•Delivery Updates

•Processor Inventory Balances

USDA Foods: Year in Review

Hot Topics

• Frozen Fruit Waiver extension

• Bone-in Chicken

• Beef Patty

• Corn cob

• Peanut Butter

USDA Foods: Year in Review

USDA Foods: Year in Review USDA Foods

State Emergency Notification System (SENS)

• No cost to States • SENS can only be used to contact SFAs • Each State can manage their own account • Easy to get started • Contact: (703) 305-1093 or

julie.skolmowski@fns.usda.gov

New Products • Frozen Broccoli Florets • Bulk Apple Pilot • Reduced Sodium Ham • Bulk Pinto Bean Specification • Shelf Stable Applesauce Cups • White Whole Wheat Flour Project

USDA Foods: Looking Forward

Increasing Fruits & Vegetables:

USDA Foods: Year in Review

• DoD Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

• AMS Pilot Status

WBSCM: Web Based Supply Chain Management

USDA Foods: Year in Review

• Program Updates

• Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Order

Receipt System (FFAVORS) Migration

• Examine schools’ access to accurate nutrition information for commercial products and USDA Foods

• Provide recommendations in a report to Congress

• Explore ways to help schools access nutrition information and create high quality bid specifications

Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act: Section 242 Update

USDA Foods: Year in Review

• Farm Bill Prospects

• Stakeholder Meeting Outcomes

USDA Foods: Year in Review

USDA Foods Policy Update

• Management Evaluations

• Policy Memo FD-125

• State Distribution and Delivery Systems

• Proposed Rule on Distribution and Control of

USDA Foods

USDA Foods: Year in Review

USDA Foods Policy Update

The USDA Foods

Communications Initiative

• USDA is taking action to

educate the public about USDA

Foods and the NSLP and

replace fiction with fact.

• Enhanced Foods Available List

• Updated USDA Foods Fact Sheets

• Updated Chart:

How USDA Foods fit in Meal Pattern

• Healthy Kids Recipe Book

with USDA Foods Links

• Smartphone Code

• SNA Culinary Demo Recipes

USDA Foods Resources

• USDA Foods Overview

• USDA Foods Banner Kit

• USDA Foods Video

• USDA Foods Power Points

• USDA Foods Talking Points

USDA Foods Resources

• USDA Foods Mobile Website

• http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/mobile/

• USDA Foods Infographic

• State of Origin Report

USDA Foods Resources:

Looking Forward

• NFSMI New Director Training

• ACDA ANC Sessions

• SNA LAC

• SNA ANC

• Coming in 2013: USDA Foods Webinars

USDA Foods

Training Opportunities

Questions/feedback:

USDAFoods@fns.usda.gov

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USDA Foods Mobile Code