School Food Operation Models: Program Typologies
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2025-04-28
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Ruetz, Amberley
Foster, Stefanie
Engler-Stringer, Rachel
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University of Saskatchewan
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In April 2024, the Government of Canada announced the establishment of a National School Food Program with a funding commitment of one billion dollars over five years. Then, in June 2024, they released a National School Food Policy that will frame the development of the program as it is established.
To date, there has been little research examining how programs operate. To develop a nationally-harmonised program consistent with the new National School Food Policy,there is a need for an in-depth understanding of how school food models operate. The purpose of this project was to adapt, detail, and validate preliminary SFP operation models – food procurement, production and service - developed from case studies of promising programs across Canada, see the School Food Programs in Canada – 15 Promising Cases report for more information. The school food operation models – which we collectively refer to as school food typologies - can help inform Canada’s National School Food Program, a comprehensive national research framework for Canada, as well as other country's programs.
This report also acts as a supplement to the University of Saskatchewan's School Food How To Guide: Operations and Costing manual.
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school food; nutrition; wellbeing; Canada; school food programs
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Ruetz, A.T., Foster, S., & Engler-Stringer, R. (2025). School food operation models: Program typologies. University of Saskatchewan.
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School Food How-To Guide 4b