Pittsburgh Regional Food Service Directors - PRFSD

05/29/2026

Please enjoy the next edition of our Business & Industry Partner Spotlight! This edition features B&I member Jeff Wisniewski with the Acxion Foodservice! Thanks for all you do to support the K-12 community and PRFSD Jeff!👏👏👏

05/26/2026

Please enjoy the next edition of our Business & Industry Partner Spotlight! This edition features B&I member Rachelle Rodgers with the Affinity Group! Thanks for all you do to support the K-12 community and PRFSD Rachelle!👏👏👏

05/23/2026

SNAPa & PPS held a workshop at Yarnick’s Farms featuring local produce from Yarnick’s Farms and Happy Valley Meats. The workshop offered information for local food sourcing, agricultural education and practical strategies for bringing local Pennsylvania products into school nutrition.

Many PRFSD director attended the event in Indiana, Pa. Thank you to Dan Yarnick for hosting the event!

05/21/2026

Congrats Armstrong SD and Director Meredith Bailey

Today, Superintendent Dr. Jason Perrin, Director of Food and Nutrition Services Ms. Meredith Bailey and Director of Finance and Operations Mr. Sam Kirk proudly accepted a generous donation from Giant Eagle during the grand opening celebration of the new Kittanning Giant Eagle Pharmacy.

We extend our sincere thanks to Giant Eagle for their $5,000 donation, which will be provided in the form of gift cards and giveaways to support our upcoming 2026 Summer Feeding Program. This generous contribution will help us continue providing valuable resources and support to students and families throughout our community this summer.

Thank you, Giant Eagle, for your partnership and commitment to making a positive impact in our schools and community!

05/21/2026

Please enjoy the next edition of our Business & Industry Partner Spotlight! This edition features B&I member Brian Burke with Cambro Manufacturing! Thanks for all you do to support the K-12 community and PRFSD Brian!👏👏👏

05/19/2026

05/08/2026

Last week many directors representing PRFSD attended the Pennsylvania School Breakfast Summit in State College, PA.

There were many great workshops and trainings available to those in attendance regarding school breakfast, nutritional standards, menu planning and a vendor show.

Stay tuned for additional images from PDE, they will be releasing additional photos of the event soon!

05/07/2026

2026 PRFSD Debra Morrone & Veronica Keener Scholarship Awardees!

04/27/2026

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04/17/2026

Great stuff out of Grove City!!!!

04/17/2026

Today, CCAC Dietetics program spent the day at Southmoreland Elementary School with grades 2-5. We incorporated nutrition lessons into their physical education class! We enjoyed talking about every day foods such as broccoli, beans, and cheese and “sometimes” foods such as cookies, pizza, and ice cream. The kids rode scooters, hopped, skipped, and even did gymnastics to burn some calories!

I would like to thank Ms. Rachel Means for collaborating this effort for us to spend the day with her students; Mr. Zachary Malavite for taking us on a tour of their kitchen and allowing us to watch the meal process for the children; Mr. Dan Krofcheck, elementary Principal and Dr. Jason Boone Superintendent for allowing us to spend the day in their amazing school. We hope this is a collaboration that will continue over years to come!

Here a just a few photos from today: