Ridgewood school system to freshen up lunches
Tuesday July 2, 2013, 10:39 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Many brown bag lunches from the local delis arrive at Ridgewood’s schools around lunchtime, awaiting pick-up.
A deli lunch can be costly relative to a school lunch, about $7 or $8, but many parents do not care. They are convenient, they are grab-and-go and many students and parents prefer them to offerings currently available from Pomptonian Food Services, the district’s food provider for the past 25 years.
The Ridgewood school system is hoping that by revamping Pomptonian’s image and menu next year, more students will order Pomptonian meals. Last fall, only about a third of the district’s students were ordering lunch
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It might be helpful in Elementary schools where the working moms could use some help but,
Middle Schools and High School kids look for a higher variety of menus. that’s why you see hundreds kids still going home or going all over town for menus of their liking.
This problem is not solved yet. Perhaps, further study can be done during the Summer break.
What do you prefer………..? Please not another Pizza joint.