YEAR END CLOSEOUT OF COMMODITIES FOR 2007-08 SY

1. YEAR END CLOSEOUT OF COMMODITIES FOR 2007-08 SY It is important that you use your commodities before the school year ends for several reasons: It will allow you to reduce your plate cost It will allow you to use your commodities while they are in their best condition and quality If you can utilize your commodities now, it will help you avoid summertime food losses

2. ARRIVALS REMAINING • Items Remaining for the 2007-2008 SY • A517 Chicken, Frzn, Cooked Diced • A526 Chix Brd 7 PC • A550 Turkey Breast Deli Smoked • A626 Patties, All Beef • A672 Pork Roast

3. Outstanding Commodities at Sysco • Chicken, Frz, Ckd,Diced A517-101-J-002 • Turkey, Br. Deli, Smk A550-101-J-014 • Patties All Beef A626-101-J-017 • Patties All Beef A626-101-J-019S • Pork Roast A672-101-J-010 • Pork Roast A672-101-J-012

4. Outstanding Commodities at Wood Fruitticher • Chicken Frz, Ckd Diced A517-101-J-004 • Chix Brd 7 PC A526-101-J-015 • Patties All Beef A626-101-J-018 • Patties All Beef A626-101-J-021S • Pork Roast A672-101-J-011

5. Outstanding Commodities at Merchants • Chix Brd 7 PC A526-101-J-017T • Patties All Beef A626-101-J-020T • Patties All Beef A626-101-J022T

6. CHECK FORM 11s AND 12s We encourage you to check your FDP Form 12s against your FDP Form 11s to be sure that you have arranged to have all commodities delivered in a timely manner. Any commodities that are left at the commercial distributor beyond May 31, 2008, without a “Hold Form” will be transferred to another eligible recipient agency during the summer.

7. Check the list of cancellation notices on the CNP web site, under Food Distribution so you will know the commodities that have been cancelled for the 2007-2008 SY and mark them off your FDP Form 11.

8. CURRENT YEAR CLOSEOUT FOR 2007-2008 1) Notify your distributor when you will place your last order for this year. 2) Those of you participating in the SFSP should: a) contact your distributor with a list of items you will need this summer b) place your orders in a timely manner 3) As we approach the end of the school year, please help distributors by allowing “on bid” substitutions to help deplete existing inventories especially for items like chips that have a short shelf life. 4) Inform the state if your distributor fails to fill your orders through the end of the school year. STATEWIDE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM

9. Cont’d • INITIAL ORDERS FOR THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR 1) Pace your initial orders for the start of next school year prior to leaving school for the summer. 2) Place your first two weeks worth or ten days worth of orders prior to leaving school for the summer. 3) Do not order excessively, remember the initial orders to start school are always large and distributors only have so much space. 4) Contact your distributor no later than three weeks prior to the first day of meal service to schedule your initial delivery. 5) Print or reprint your purchase orders immediately prior to your first deliveries so that the invoice prices and your purchase order prices will match.

10. DOD CHANGES FOR 2008-2009 • IT APPEARS THAT OUR DOD ENTITLEMENT FOR NEXT YEAR WILL DROP BY ABOUT $32,517 LEAVING US ABOUT $924,159 TO SPEND ON FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. • THE DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DOD, IS UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS CHANGES WHICH WERE TO BE EFFECTIVE 10/1/2006. (ALTHOUGH A FEW STATES DID GET STARTED THIS YEAR – IT DID NOT GO WELL.) • MOST OF YOU DID A MUCH BETTER JOB OF PULLING YOUR DOD FRESH ITEMS THIS YEAR- THANK YOU.

11. Food Distribution on the CNPWeb Site • Information • View Form 11 & 12 • Food Distribution Forms • USDA Website • Food Distribution Program Links • Commodity Pricing • Commodity Complaint Hotline • Fact Sheets • Foods Available • Policy Memos • Regulations/Legislation • Recipes • More

12. Food Distribution on the CNPWeb Site (cont’d.) • USDA Website (below Food Distribution Prog. Links) • Food safety and Inspection Service Links • Food Safety Education • Science • Regulations & Policies • FSIS Recalls • Food Security & • Emergency Preparedness • More (FSIS Home Page)

13. GROUND BEEF RECALL • Stage II recall – there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences using this product • BEEF CRUMBLES • D/O# A717 101-J-008 - 1000 cases • Wood Fruitticher (only) • Lot Number 31835091707A717 (one example) • Only 27 cases left – In 12 different school systems

14. Problem Commodities ? • Inferior products • Poor packaging • Hard to use

15. More Fresh Fruits & Vegs. • Public Law 110-161 • Possibly $10,000 per school per year • Fresh or Dried Fruits and Fresh Vegs. • Only 25 schools per state • Served at times other than meal times • Must have more than 50% free and red. • Only one school per school district • 3 year limit on a school’s participation • No meals counts required

16. Fresh Fruits and Vegs. Cont’d • Must maintain separate invoices from NSLP • Must submit a school profile to be used to determine the 25 schools that will participate this year – due to SDE - NLT May 1, 2008 • Competition to determine the 25 participants • Must have a plan for the distribution of the food • Start date July 1, 2008, or after

17. Selection Criteria • Use of Resources – 25pts • Means of delivery of food to students – 15pts • Partnerships – who else besides school people can you get involved – 10pts • Promotion of Fruits & Vegs. to students and parents - 10 pts • Nutrition Ed. Activities – 15 pts • Presentation – innovative ideas help – 10 pts

18. Selection Criteria – Cont’d • Value add pts – for F & R % above 50 – 5 pts • Value add pts – for Team Nutrition Sch. – 5 pts (visit - www.fns.usda.gov/tn/) • Procurement Plan – purchasing plan – 5 ptsMAXIMUM TOTAL POINTS – 100DEADLINE TO SDE – MAY 1, 2008