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    Back to School Workshops

    Prepare food service professionals for the upcoming academic year. Carrie Frank Consulting can cover critical USDA professional standards, food safety protocols, culinary training and student dietary regulations. 

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    Culinary Training and Scratch Cooking

    Carrie is a trained Chef with expertise in 5 Star Restaurants, Healthcare and K-12 Schools. Let Carrie train your staff in the “Short Cuts” in Culinary Skills.

    Whether it’s knife skills, proper cooking, cooling and efficiency skills are critical tools to a high quality program. In addition, well trained employees are more efficient, work better together, and save time in labor and food waste.

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    School Nutrition Support-

    • Procurement review

    • SOP review and development

    • Meal pattern compliance analysis

    • Production record evaluation

    • Documentation organization

    • Mock administrative reviews

    • Corrective action planning

    • Buy American compliance guidance

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    SE MN Regional Local Food Coordinator

    Farm to Kids can feel complicated. There is a confusion about who to reach out to when you have questions.  Having a go-to person that understands your region, climate and challenges you are facing, along with understanding regulations of local food can make a huge difference. This new team of Regional Local Food Coordinators will be that “go-to support” to help answer questions and share resources for anyone looking to participate in Farm to Kids programs (both school and early care options).  Are you interested in working with one of our Regional Local Food Coordinators?  Fill out our Intake Form today and we will connect you! 

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    Commercial Equipment Advisor

    When considering purchasing, you're faced with an array of choices in commercial kitchen equipment. In addition, purchasing the right equipment is a major investment. It can improve operations, increase efficiency, and maximize profitability.  There is nothing worse than making this type of purchase only to purchase the wrong piece of equipment.

    Before you purchase any commercial equipment, let Carrie help you make the right purchase for the right job!

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    Menu Freedom

    Menu Freedom helps foodservice directors run profitable and efficient USDA-compliant nutrition programs with a complete, turnkey system for menu selection/planning, nutritional analysis, compliance reporting, food orders, meal prep and marketing.

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    Farm to School

    Farm to School program can be challenging. There is a different process in preparing local foods verses foods that come from vendors. Carrie has grown a successful Farm to School program in her former PK-12 school district. Let her learning experience and success stories help build your F2S program.

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    Dover-Eyota Orchard-Pear Trees

    Farm To School: Growing Our Future Documentary

    Farm to School Comes to Life at Dover-Eyota Schools

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    Minnesota Farm to School Grants

    Grant Writing and Grant Management can be challenging and time consuming. With all your job entails let Carrie Frank Consulting write or manage a grant for you for a small fee.