School Nutrition Programs – Food Service Management Company (FSMC) Information – Program Year 2023-2024

<b><a href=https://form.jotform.com/210556567409057 target="_blank">Help us provide the most useful data by completing our ODP User Feedback Survey for School Nutrition Data</a></b><p> <b>About the Dataset</b><br> This dataset contains <b>contact information for each Contracting Entity (CE) sponsor approved to participate in School Nutrition Programs during program year 2023-2024 and information on Food Service Management Company (FSMC) they may contract with.</b> The School Nutrition Program year begins July 1 and ends June 30.<p> An overview of <b>all TDA Food and Nutrition data available</b> on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our <b><a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/TDA-Data-Overview-Food-and-Nutrition-Programs-Open/nk79-w2cs/ target="_blank">TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data</a></b> page. <p> <b>About Dataset Updates</b><br> TDA aims to post new data by July 15 of the active school nutrition program year. This dataset contains multi-year data. <b>About the Agency</b><br> The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs , the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — <i>Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.</i><p> <i><b>For more information on these programs, please visit us at <a href=http://www.SquareMeals.org target="_blank">SquareMeals.org</a>.</b></i><p>