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Cathie McCullough Director Food Distribution Division FNS/USDA School Nutrition Association

Cathie McCullough Director Food Distribution Division FNS/USDA School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference March 2, 2009. Food Distribution Priorities. Web Based Supply Chain Management Transition DoD Fruits & Vegetable Program USDA Foods Image Improvements.

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Cathie McCullough Director Food Distribution Division FNS/USDA School Nutrition Association

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  1. Cathie McCullough Director Food Distribution Division FNS/USDA School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference March 2, 2009

  2. Food Distribution Priorities • Web Based Supply Chain Management Transition • DoD Fruits & Vegetable Program • USDA Foods Image Improvements

  3. 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

  4. What will it mean for • States • Schools • Industry

  5. Timeline APR 2009 SEPT 2009 DEC 31 2009 GO LIVE! SYSTEM TESTING BEGINS USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING DEVELOPMENT SDA ECOS USERS TRAINING RA ECOS USERS TRAINING

  6. USDA FoodsDoD 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!!

  7. USDA FoodsDoD 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

  8. USDA FoodsRecalls The Peanut Recall…. Big impact in the commercial world… …Relatively small impact in the world of USDA Foods

  9. USDA FoodsRecalls • 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

  10. USDA FoodsFarm Bill Benefits • More F&V Money • DOD Fresh Cap Removed • Whole Grain Pilot

  11. USDA FoodBonus SY 2009 Purchases • Cut-up chicken • Bulk Chicken (processing) • Orange juice • Frozen Cherries • Canned Pear Halves • Catfish

  12. USDA FoodsWhole 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

  13. USDA FoodsTraining Opportunities • ACDA ANC Training Sessions • SNA ANC USDA “Track” • State Processing Presentations • IOM & FRAC Presentations • NFSMI Satellite Seminar: • USDA Foods, America’s Finest

  14. USDA FoodsImage Improvements Vision To increase participation in USDA nutrition assistance programs by improving public perception of USDA Foods.

  15. USDA FoodsThe Perception • School lunch and commodities cause obesity • USDA “surplus” commodities are the culprit • Commodities are low quality Needs replacing with…

  16. USDA FoodsThe 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

  17. USDA FoodsNutrition 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

  18. USDA FoodsInitiative Status • Established Stakeholder Team • Had several stakeholder roundtables/events • Developed Mission Statement, Logo, Materials, • Website • Established FY 2009 Objectives & Tasks • Hired PR Firm to Focus Test Logo & Materials • Develop a multi-year Communication Plan

  19. USDA FoodsProcurement & 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

  20. USDA FoodsInitiative Status Always looking & listening for new ideas! USDAFoods@fns.usda.gov

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