CEO John Block got
a taste of what his department is dishing
out today and pronounced it good,
Irving and Arlington schools are part of
a nationwide pilot project to update
food service management.
They're learning to save time and money
through the use of computers.
In Irving, the results have been no
increase in school lunch prices for
three years.
The Department of Agriculture is the
fourth largest food service provider
in the country.
McDonald's is the largest.
But as highly as the USDA
thinks of its programs, Block
acknowledges that there is room for
improvement.
I think there are hungry people in
America. I'm convinced there are.
I'm just proud that there's a
very concerted effort being made
to meet their needs and where we
are failing if we're failing.
And I'm sure there's there's a place
where we have failed that we need to know
about it because we approach it with an
open mind and our responsibility
as service.
As part of that service, block
anticipates a 130 million
dollar increase in the school lunch
budget.
Pat Warren, Channel 5 News, Irving.