The possibility of moving to contracted food service was discussed during the Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education work session Monday night at Smith-Cotton High School.
Stan Johnson, business development associate for Opaa! Food Management Inc., of Chesterfield, told the board that after doing a feasibility study of the district’s food service, the district could see “significant savings” by moving to contracted service. He said the main reason is such operations have the benefit of “buying power” — purchasing food in greater quantities to serve multiple districts.
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