Press Releases
Media contact:
Melissa Cipollone, Senior Director of Marketing
melissa.cipollone@chefannfoundation.org
724-259-8922 | Eastern Time Zone

Latest News
Find the latest school food news featuring the Chef Ann Foundation in our Press Room.

Latest News
Find the latest school food news featuring the Chef Ann Foundation in our Press Room.
2024 Press Releases
- Elevate Your School District’s Scratch Cooking: Apply Now to Chef Ann Foundation’s Get Schools Cooking Program (August 1)
- Chef Ann Foundation Announces Recipients of Partnerships for Local Agriculture & Nutrition Transformation in Schools Grants (May 16) Leer en español
- Applications Now Open for Fall 2024 California Healthy School Food Pathway Pre-Apprenticeship (May 6)
- Scratch Cooking is the Vehicle for Schools to Meet USDA’s New School Meal Standards & Achieve Better Nutrition for Our Students (April 24)
- Schools Nationwide Can Now Apply to Receive a Bulk Milk Grant (April 22)
- New Study Shows California K-12 School Food Staff Shortages Are Three Times Higher Than Public School Teacher Shortages Nationwide (February 20)
- Chef Ann Foundation Announces 2024 Cohort of National Healthy School Food Pathway Fellowship (January 18)
2023 Press Releases
- Chef Ann Foundation Launches New Grant Program Seeking to Build Equitable and Sustainable School Food Supply Chains (November 27) | Leer en español
- Chef Ann Foundation Awards 43 Grants to 18 School Districts Across U.S. to Transition to Bulk Milk (November 9)
- Chef Ann Foundation Opens Applications for Healthy School Food Pathway Fellowship to Cultivate New Generation of School Food Leaders (August 28)
- The Bulk Milk Solution: Chef Ann Foundation Launches National Program to Help Schools Reduce Food Waste (May 16)
- Chef Ann Foundation Signs a Cooperative Agreement with the USDA to Help Create a More Resilient, Equitable, and Nutritious School Food System (March 22)
- Chef Ann Foundation Launches First-Ever Federally Registered Fellowship Program to Cultivate New Generation of School Food Leaders (January 30)
2022 Press Releases
- First K-12 Scratch-Cook School Food Focused Fellowship (September 6)
- Application Open for 5th Cohort of Get Schools Cooking (August 1)
- Announcing New Assessment Technology for All K-12 Food Programs (June 2)
2021 Press Releases
- The Chef Ann Foundation Announces New Health and Nutrition Program “Creating Your Kitchen” with Key Community Partners (September 8)
2020 Press Releases
- A Letter from Our Team: We Can and Must Do Better (June 30)
- Five Districts to Implement Scratch Cooking in Schools (February 20)
- Chef Ann Foundation Response to USDA Proposed Rules (January 17)
2019 Press Releases
- National Grant Opens to Support Scratch Cooking in Schools (August 19)
- Chef Ann Foundation Partners with Restaurant Chefs to Host its First-Ever National Real School Food Challenge (June 21)
- Chef Ann Foundation Marks 10 Years of Healthy School Food Reform (May 26)
- Danone North America and Chef Ann Foundation Release 12 New School Food Recipes on National School Lunch Database (February 1)
For a complete list of press releases, click here.