CARTHAGEKITCHEN

school-lunch · hollywood

A Daily Lunch Program for 800 Students

A nut-free, USDA-aware daily lunch program for 800 students across four campuses — portion-compliant, classroom-sorted, and actually eaten.

A Daily Lunch Program for 800 Students
SCHOOL-LUNCH — HOLLYWOOD
800
Guests Catered
Charter School Network, LA
Event Venue
school-lunch
Event Format

Chronicle & Execution

The story behind A Daily Lunch Program for 800 Students

From the initial procurement specifications to real-time service flow, here is the full record of this event's execution.

01

The Brief & Scope

Four charter campuses needed a daily program that met USDA portioning, ran a strict nut-free facility, sorted delivery by classroom, and — the hard part — produced food kids would actually finish.

02

Culinary Strategy & Menu

A weekly rotating menu tested with student tasting panels, cooked on a dedicated nut-free line, portioned to compliance, and packed into labeled, classroom-sorted boxes for a 30-minute multi-site delivery window.

03

On-Site Service & Logistics

When a supplier missed a produce drop, our standing backup menu kicked in by 6am and all four campuses served on time — no campus ever knew.

04

Measurable Client Outcome

Plate-waste audits dropped by half versus the prior vendor, and the network renewed for a second year across all campuses.

“Compliance we expected. Kids cleaning their plates we did not. Waste is down by half and the lunch line is finally happy.”
Angela M. — Network Operations Director

Documentary Record

A Daily Lunch Program for 800 Students, in photos

Visual proof from the service floor: 3 documentary photographs capturing the buffet lines, culinary preparations, and guest experience.

A candlelit table raised in a toast

Begin the commission

Set the date. We open the doors.

Weddings, premieres, Tuesday lunches — every commission starts with two fields and ends with a menu sketch in your inbox within one business day. No spam, no upsell call.

$2M · liability insured1 · business-day reply50+ · events