Posted on February 5, 2014 June 27, 2021

Ridgewood Schools Food delivery ban: NO MENTION of a non-compete clause in his letter

Ridgewood Schools Food delivery ban: NO MENTION of a non-compete clause in his letter.
mom with a POV

I’m not personally affected by Dr. Fishbein’s decision, but I am disgusted that Dr. Fishbein can send a letter to every parent in the district LYING about why he was putting an end to outside vendor deliveries. There was NO MENTION of a non-compete clause in his letter. He claimed student safety and too much staff time being used as the reasons. He then said that he was happy to listen to solutions proposed by the vendors. Now we hear:

Superintendent Daniel Fishbein said no vendors proposed a solution that addressed his concern about the non-compete clause with Pomptonian Food Service, the district’s contracted food management service provider since 1987.

“Each of the proposals that have come to me, I believe, had to do with leaving lunches behind, and that doesn’t work,” said Fishbein, whose decision was first announced in a letter earlier this month, about a week before the ban began.

Which is it, Dr. Fishbein? Student safety? Administrative time? Potential loss of money? The parents deserved to hear the TRUTH from our superintendent, not patronizing lies.

And speaking of patronizing, the last time I checked #1,#2 & #4, people are allowed to spend their money as they see fit. No one asked you what kind of car you drive or how big your TV is. Parents have the right to make their kid’s lunch, have the kid make their own lunch or have it bought and delivered (until recently). It’s not your money to spend.

Posted on January 22, 2014 February 4, 2015

Record 20% of Households on Food Stamps in 2013

Record 20% of Households on Food Stamps in 2013
January 21, 2014 – 4:34 PM

By Ali Meyer

(CNSNews.com) — A record 20% of American households, one in five, were on food stamps in 2013, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Posted on January 19, 2014 June 27, 2021

Readers Take Sides on Food Delivery Ban for Ridgewood Schools

Readers Take Sides on Food Delivery Ban for Ridgewood Schools

I don’t care what you feed your kids. They can have a bag of Oreos for lunch for all I care. The distribution at the schools is an unnecessary burden and possibly an insurance issue. School property is not yours to use as a distribution center for your favorite deli

Why can’t you suck it up and go to West Side Bagels or Parkwood in the AM? I think that they are open and you will be free to feed your kids the healthy deli food that you crave. Next you will be wanting your dry cleaning there for the convenience.

I think that the food delivery is another “look at me” Ridgewood issue. I am so special that I have my lunch ordered in from a local caterer. Aren’t I special?

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Why are these posters so in favor of regulating what should be a free market? Whether lunch is from home, a local business, or purchased at school – it is MY CHOICE. Yes, I have the time and desire to make lunches at home. But when my kids ask for something different, or its my suggestion to patronize a local business – why do you care? My kids tell me their friends still won’t buy in school because the food is terrible. So now I will pick up the lunches on my way to work and drop them off at the schools. Nothing will change – because that is my choice. Kudos to the entrepreneurs and I hope they find a solution. The private sector usually does. .. . . ..

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Pack your kids lunch the night before and get over it. Better yet, have them make it themselves! I am a working mom and we’ve been making lunches every night for the last 15 years that my kids have attended RHS. They, too, do not like the food and refuse to buy. Take 5 minutes over the weekend to pick up lunch meats and bread. If the kids want Parkwood, pick it up the night before and pack it up. The school office staff have no business sorting through lunches, dealing with lunch orders that are incorrect, not delivered or stolen. If the vendors can come up with an unobtrusive, workable plan that does not draw down school resources or conflict with contracts, even better.

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I also think that the families should figure out their own healthy lunches. Don’t they feed their kids healthy food at every meal? Sometimes I think that parents hold others to higher standards than they have at home. PB&J is a good lunch, I think that I ate it for 12 years.

I also think that the school should press the food service to offer healthier – and appetizing – selections. I am sure that there are competitors who would love to have the contract.

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Pomptonian food service is run by knuckleheads a friend of mine woked for a neighboring school district which was taken over by pomptonian she witnessed firsthand hamburgers being taken off rolls from the day before and put on fresh rolls and served it’s all about them making money they don’t care about the quality of your kids food also pizza that was served in the grammar school was reheated the next day and served to the kids in high school