MESA, Arizona (15 December 2008) - The Florida Department of Education recently announced that CNResource has been awarded a contract to complete a series of School Meals Initiative (SMI) reviews from now until the end of April 2009.  CNR was notified on 3 December 2008 that they were the winning bidder.

“This is the first opportunity we have had to do work for the Florida Department of Education and we are excited to partner with them”, said Rich Crandall, President of CNResource.  In its capacity with the state of Florida between now and April, CNResource will conduct menu analyses for approximately 30 schools, each of those involving a site visit and records review.  The company has been doing SMI reviews for state agencies for the past six years, completing work for Texas, South Dakota, Arizona, The District of Columbia, Oregon, Louisiana, and now Florida.  Their previous experience provides CNResource with the expertise necessary to fulfill the Florida contract with accuracy and efficiency. 

Since 2002, CNResource has provided assistance with oversight requirements for USDA child nutrition programs including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).  In addition, CNResource is the owner/creator of CN Menus, an on-line menu analysis program being launched in January 2009. 

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The team here at CN Resource has been hurrying development along on the new CNMenus online menu planning and analysis software.  We’re coming close to completing the first production version, and will be releasing the Beta version of the program within a few weeks!  Thank you for all your patience, and we guarantee that the capabilities of this incredible new software will be well worth the wait.  Below is a sneak peek of what the software will look like.  Check back frequently for more updates!

MESA, Arizona (17 October 2008) - The State of Ohio, Department of Education, has awarded CN Resource a contract for up to four years to complete School Meals Initiative (SMI) reviews at up to 250 school districts per year. The proposal, submitted on 22 August, was accepted by the state on 10 September.

In its capacity with the state of Ohio for school year 2008-09, CN Resource will conduct menu analyses for approximately 218 school districts per year, 108 of those being on-site reviews. This contract is very similar to their recently completed contract for Ohio where a total of 512 SMIs were completed over a two-year period. This experience, as well as recent SMI experience in Texas, South Dakota, and Louisiana, provided CN Resource with the expertise necessary to win the Ohio contract.

The staff at CN Resource is pleased and eager to begin work. “Our previous experience with the Ohio Department of Education was very positive,” said Connie Ballard, Director of Nutritional Planning and Analysis for CN Resource, “Their staff is very professional, and they expressed great satisfaction with the services we provided.”

Since 2002, CN Resource has provided assistance with oversight requirements for USDA child nutrition programs including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). In addition, CN Resource is the owner/creator of CN Menus, an on-line menu analysis program being launched in January 2009.