Case Study
Bridgeton Public Schools.
Bridgeton Public Schools. Healthy School Foodservice.“RATIONAL enables us to bring restaurant-quality meals to the students.” Jacqueline Mermer, Assistant Director of Food Services A Diverse Menu of Healthy Food. The Bridgeton Public Schools' nine schools have an enrollment of more than 6,000 students and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Assistant Director of Food Services, Jacqueline Mermer has consistently focused on off ering a wide variety of healthy foods that kids like: scrambled eggs and turkey sausage for breakfast; fajita bowls, chicken, tacos, pizza and steak for lunch and dinner. One central kitchen prepares meals that are delivered daily to each school. Before making the switch to RATIONAL, the District used convection ovens, which resulted in uneven cookin