USDA FOOD DISTRIBUTION STATEWIDE PROCUREMENT March 13,

USDA FOOD DISTRIBUTORS  Distributor Storage and delivery contracts re-bid  New Contract to be in place by June 1, 2015  Remove all of your USDA Foods NLT May 25,

CHEESE FOR PROCESSOR  Pizza products purchased from Schwan’s increased  Planned to spend $1.2M  Actually spent $3.3M  Plan to set aside $3.5M for SY

DOD FF&V  Set aside $3.0M current SY  $1.3M spent on AL grown  Grape Tomatoes – Steele, Al  Watermelons – Cullman, Al  Apples (Gold & Red) – Ardmore, Al  Apples (Johnathan) – Bay Minette, Al  Sweet Potatoes – Cullman, Al  Satsumas (when available) – Baldwin County, AL  Increase to $4.0M SY  AlabamaFresh.org 4

USDA DONATED FOODS EXPECTED TO SHIP BY APRIL Wood Fruitticher STRAWBERRY SLICES FRZ STRAWBERRY FRZ CTN-30 LB CORN WHOLE KERNEL(LIQ) CAN PEACHES CLING DICED EX LT CAN APPLESAUCE CUPS TOMATO DICED CAN PEARS DICED EX LT CAN CARROTS FRZ CTN-30 LB Merchants STRAWBERRY SLICES FRZ STRAWBERRY FRZ CTN-30 LB BEANS GREEN CAN CORN WHOLE KERNEL(LIQ) CAN PEACHES CLING DICED EX LT CAN TOMATO DICED CAN PEARS DICED EX LT CAN CARROTS FRZ CTN-30 LB 5

SY ENTITLEMENT (estimated based on SY lunches served)  PAL - $ per meal  SY Total Meals- 86,192,198  State Entitlement - $26,073,140  - Set Aside for Cheese - 3,500,000  - Set Aside for DOD - 4,000,000  Available Funds to Allocate to Recipient Agencies - $18,573,140 6

DONATED FOOD AVAILABILITY SY  List of Accepted/Approved USDA Foods provided in handout  “Let’s Go Shopping” & Turn Around Time  with attached Request Form to be sent out by Wednesday, March 18 th  Should be returned to office by March 30 th  First Orders (Fruit and Vegetables) due to USDA by April 1st 7

SHORTAGES/COMPLAINT FORMS  Go to CNP Online Application  SWP/FD o Download Forms  COMMUNICATE  We can not resolve a problem if we don’t know about the problem 8

Food Recalls  Food Recalls  Information that you need provide:  Product name, product code, lot number, delivery date, total number of affected cases, invoiced cost, and storage/destruction cost.  If you have a concern please complete the complaint form and submit it to ALSDE.  Go to CNP Online Application  SWP/FD o Download Forms 9

SUMMER FEEDING VENDORS & SPONSORS  Sliced Cheese will arrive at Wood Fruitticher during the second half of April  We will notify the sponsor of arrival  If we know you are a vendor we’ll also notify you  Vendor Only - Coordinate sliced cheese pick-up with your sponsor  Pick-up by May 31  Pick-up price is $

OTHER STUFF  Monthly Form 12 Final Price Update  Why do we send them?  Relationship to the End of Year History Report  New Staff Member  Brantley Tucker 11

Statewide Procurement  The Statewide Procurement Bid has been extended for one school year.  The new statewide bid will begin in July of  Currently we have updated all of the specifications to better meet the meal pattern requirements.  New Specs. include Whole Grain and Low/Reduced Sodium.  New Categories such as, Asian items and Breakfast entrée. 12

Statewide Procurement  IQF Chicken  For SY , bone in chicken pieces will NOT be available  Instead will be IQF bone in chicken 8 cut pieces.  We will be adding a Boneless Skinless breast on the 2016 bid. 13

Statewide Procurement  SY Orders  1st two weeks  Should be submitted before the last day of school. 14

STATE PRODUCT ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGIONAL CONTACTS REGION 1 Ashley Powell – Auburn City Nina Hollingsworth – Tallapoosa Co. REGION 2 Melissa Donaldson – Trussville City Sonja Anthony – Jefferson County REGION 3 Laura Parker – Etowah County Marty Tatara – Madison City REGION 4 Elaine Vaughn – Russellville City Paige Soeder – Tuscumbia City REGION 5 Peggy Terry – Wilcox County Erin Miller – Baldwin County REGION 6 Janet N. Hendricks – Coffee County Stephanie Dillard – Andalusia City 15

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