The new Child Nutrition building, which cost $6.75 million, is just over 30,000 square feet. The building houses food storage areas, administration offices and training areas. There is a bulk freezer, bulk cooler and thaw cooler space with shelving and storage racks close to a shipping and receiving area with a full loading dock. Adjustable loading docks can unload large semi-trucks, panel trucks and vans. There is also climate controlled bulk dry storage area equipped with storage racks. A 1,200-square-foot catering kitchen with storage areas will serve the district’s catering needs. A training room has space to seat 44 people in a small conference setting, or 92 people for larger training classes. The training area will also have pull down screens and computers to be used for testing. The training area also has a training kitchen that will be used for new employees or to test and showcase new food items the district is considering using in menus.
