Cathie Mc. Cullough Director Food Distribution Division FNS/USDA School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference March 2, 2009
Food Distribution Priorities • Web Based Supply Chain Management Transition • Do. D Fruits & Vegetable Program • USDA Foods Image Improvements
Web Based Supply Chain Management What Is It? • Web-based replacement for 30 -yr old system • Financials – payments, accounting • State Ordering • Purchasing, deliveries • Domestic and International Programs • Affects USDA, States, some schools and food banks, industry, PVOs, USAID, and MARAD • ECOS functions will be integrated into WBSCM
What will it mean for • States • Schools • Industry
Timeline APR 2009 DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM TESTING BEGINS SEPT 2009 USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING SDA ECOS USERS TRAINING RA ECOS USERS TRAINING DEC 31 2009 GO LIVE!
USDA Foods Do. D Fresh Program • Funding • 2008 Farm Bill • $56 M SY 2009 • Security Certificates • • 16, 000 Users $150 per user Waiver through June 2010 WE WILL FIND ANOTHER WAY!!
USDA Foods Do. D Fresh Program • FFAVORS vs. STORES Ordering • Eliminating FFAVORS and replacing with STORES • Waiver to keep FFAVORS until June 2010 • WBSCM Ordering • Prime Vendor Contracts • 32 States have new contracts • 15 States still have old contracts
USDA Foods Recalls The Peanut Recall…. Big impact in the commercial world… …Relatively small impact in the world of USDA Foods
USDA Foods Recalls Lessons Learned from Beef Recall: Expectation of local level notification… Fix: Commodity Alert System • Email notices of holds/recalls • Self register for free on USDA website: https: //www. envoyprofiles. com/USDA-ALERTS
USDA Foods Farm Bill Benefits q. More F&V Money q. DOD Fresh Cap q. Whole Grain Pilot Removed
USDA Food Bonus SY 2009 Purchases üCut-up chicken üBulk Chicken (processing) üOrange juice üFrozen Cherries üCanned Pear Halves üCatfish
USDA Foods Whole Grain Pilot • Requires purchase and study ($4 million total) of additional whole grain products for school meals • Whole grain pancakes and tortillas • Requires acceptability study by September 2011
USDA Foods Training Opportunities • • • ACDA ANC Training Sessions SNA ANC USDA “Track” State Processing Presentations IOM & FRAC Presentations NFSMI Satellite Seminar: USDA Foods, America’s Finest
USDA Foods Image Improvements Vision To increase participation in USDA nutrition assistance programs by improving public perception of USDA Foods.
USDA Foods The Perception • School lunch and commodities cause obesity • USDA “surplus” commodities are the culprit • Commodities are low quality Needs replacing with…
USDA Foods The Realities • Healthy Choices and American Grown • Account for 15 -20% of school food purchases • Request driven purchases • School districts are not required to accept items they do not want
USDA Foods Nutrition Initiatives • • Low sodium canned vegetables Whole Grain pasta Parboiled brown rice Low Sat Fat Soy Bean Oil Unsweetened Applesauce Reduced Fat Bakery Mix Low Fat Meats and Poultry Reduced Fat Cheeses
USDA Foods Initiative Status ü Established Stakeholder Team ü Had several stakeholder roundtables/events ü Developed Mission Statement, Logo, Materials, Website ü Established FY 2009 Objectives & Tasks üHired PR Firm to Focus Test Logo & Materials Develop a multi-year Communication Plan
USDA Foods Procurement & Ordering Initiatives Long term contracts (LTC) to ensure supply require earlier orders and contract awards: • Low Sodium Canned Vegetables LTC orders for delivery July 2009 - June 2010 due Feb 27 • Turkey LTC orders for July - Oct 2009 deliveries: due March 5 • Cheese LTC orders for Jan - Dec 2010 deliveries: due June 30
USDA Foods Initiative Status Always looking & listening for new ideas! USDAFoods@fns. usda. gov
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