Press Releases
As a school-food-focused nonprofit, we often release news and updates on grant openings for school food operations, program opportunities, and more. Check out our press releases below!
If you have any questions or would like to follow up on a press release, please contact Danielle Chandler , Marketing & Communications Coordinator.

Featured Statement
Announcing New Assessment Technology for All K-12 Food Programs
After 12+ years of school food operational support, we’ve built a free-access digital platform that offers the first comprehensive self-assessment focused on improving nutrition, enhancing school meal programs, and increasing scratch cooking.
Please click on the button below for the full statement.

Featured Statement
Announcing New Assessment Technology for All K-12 Food Programs
After 12+ years of school food operational support, we’ve built a free-access digital platform that offers the first comprehensive self-assessment focused on improving nutrition, enhancing school meal programs, and increasing scratch cooking.
Please click on the button below for the full statement.
CAF Press Releases & Statements
2022
- 9/6/22- First K-12 Scratch-Cook School Food Focused Fellowship
- 8/1/22 - Application Open for 5th Cohort of Get Schools Cooking
- 6/2/22 - Announcing New Assessment Technology for All K-12 Food Programs
2021
2020
- 6/3/20 - A Letter from Our Team: We Can and Must Do Better
- 2/20/20 - Five Districts to Implement Scratch Cooking in Schools
- 1/17/20 - Chef Ann Foundation Response to USDA Proposed Rules
2019
- 8/19/19 - National Grant Opens to Support Scratch Cooking in Schools
- 6/21/19 - Chef Ann Foundation Partners with Restaurant Chefs to Host its First-Ever National Real School Food Challenge
- 5/16/19 - Chef Ann Foundation Marks 10 Years of Healthy School Food Reform
- 2/1/19 - Danone North America and Chef Ann Foundation Release 12 New School Food Recipes on National School Lunch Database
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