The Challenge
The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 directed USDA to carry out a nationally representative survey of the foods purchased by school food authorities. To fulfill this requirement, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) retained Agralytica to undertake a School Food Purchase Study. The aim was to provide national estimates of the quantity, value, and unit price of food acquisitions by public unified school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP).