Important Ingredient Updates
Effective February 10, 2025
Dear Parents & Guardians,
We want to inform you of two temporary changes to our school lunch program, effective February 10, 2025.
1. Pizza Crust Ingredient Change
Due to supplier availability, we are temporarily using a different pizza crust. Below are the ingredient lists for the temporary substitutions:
🔹 7″ Fresh ‘N Ready Oven Rising Sheeted Pizza Dough
Ingredients:
Enriched unbleached wheat flour, water, yeast, toasted wheat crumbs, sugars (sugar, dextrose), soybean oil, modified palm oil, salt, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, pasteurized part skim milk, cheddar cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, enzyme [chymosin]), guar gum, whey powder (a milk derivative), xanthan gum, garlic powder, acetylated tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides, buttermilk solids, malted barley flour, bacterial culture, sodium phosphate, enzymes (xylanase, amylase, pentosanase, glucose oxidase, lipase, transglutaminase), lactic acid, ascorbic acid, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).
🔹 16″ Fresh ‘N Ready Oven Rising Sheeted Pizza Dough
(Used in Select Locations: Brother Rice, Clarenville Middle, Brookside Intermediate, Juniper Ridge & St. Paul’s)
Ingredients:
Enriched unbleached wheat flour, water, yeast, toasted wheat crumbs, sugars (sugar, dextrose), soybean oil, modified palm oil, salt, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, pasteurized part skim milk, cheddar cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, enzyme [chymosin]), guar gum, whey powder (a milk derivative), xanthan gum, garlic powder, acetylated tartaric acid esters of mono and diglycerides, buttermilk solids, malted barley flour, bacterial culture, sodium phosphate, enzymes (xylanase, amylase, pentosanase, glucose oxidase, lipase, transglutaminase), lactic acid, ascorbic acid, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).
2. Temporary Change in Halal Chicken Availability
Due to unforeseen supplier issues, we are temporarily replacing our Halal chicken with another brand that is not Halal-certified. This substitute is 100% chicken with no added soy or other ingredients.
- This change will affect all chicken menu items ordered starting February 10, 2025.
- If you have already ordered a menu item that includes chicken for February and would like a reimbursement, please adjust your payment total on your next order.
- Our online payment system allows for manual payment adjustments when placing orders.
- Example: If you ordered 4 chicken meals at $5/meal ($20 total), you can subtract $20 from your next order at checkout.
- Our online payment system allows for manual payment adjustments when placing orders.
We understand the importance of Halal products to many families and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Please be assured that this is temporary, and we are actively working to restore our regular Halal chicken supply as soon as possible.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our customer support team.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We appreciate your continued support and will provide further updates as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
School Lunch Association