SFSP Vending Options

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Vending Options online training.

Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Course Catalog

Course Description

This online training reviews the several options SFSP sponsors have to choose from when deciding how to vend for their summer meal sites in California. The options discussed in this training include self-preparation, purchasing meals from schools, purchasing meals from Food Service Management Companies (FSMC), which we refer to as FSMCs or vendors, and receiving foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Course Number: 010
Training Length: 15 minutes
Certificate: Yes
Target Audience: Summer Meal Program Operators
Mandatory: No
Cost: Free
Date Recorded: November 2018

Online Course

Begin the SFSP Vending Options course.

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

Crediting

Crediting: 0.25 hours

Key Area: Operations (2000)
- Training Topic: Purchasing Procurement (2400)
  - Learning Objective: Bid Solicitation and Evaluation (2420)

For more information on crediting, access the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) web document Professional Standards Learning Objectives

Additional Information

For all content related to COVID-19 in the CNPs, visit the COVID-19 Guidance for CNPs web page, and select the Policy tab.

For more information regarding SFSP Vending Options, see the California Department of Education SFSP Information web page.

Contact Us

If you have technical difficulties or questions regarding the course content, contact the Summer Meals Unit by email at SFSP@cde.ca.gov.

Questions: Summer Meals Unit | SFSP@cde.ca.gov

Last Reviewed: Thursday, May 19, 2022

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