WELCOME TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR! It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to a new and excing school year. `Iolani Food Service strives to provide the students with a variety of healthy , nutrious offerings to enhance their ability to learn. Beyond sasfying appetes, we believe in building character, serving and nourishing the enre student- mind, body and heart. We connue to build on innovated chef-led and nutrious menus. Our focus is Food, we create culinary experiences ulizing locally grown, seasonal, and regional ingredients, offering an array of dishes that our ‘Iolani ‘Ohana love. We are commied to using only those ingredients that are at their best, so our menu evolves as we move through the changing seasons. With our Local First commitment, we provide as much local produce and products to our students as possible. We connue our Plate at the Café- an all natural, organic when possible, opon that replaces the Type A school lunch every Wednesday. Our Pono Plates highlight our commitment to using Local First Products whenever possible. Currently, 30% of our daily produce is local and we strive to increase that percentage by working with farmers and local partners. Please keep an eye out for our Local First logo! Our team of talented chefs dedicate themselves to ensure every bit is a delicious bite. In addion to our Local First commitment, we are strongly rooted in a path to a beer tomorrow thru sustainability. Reducing waste at every step is important to provide the students of `Iolani a beer way to learn and to live. We have an unwavering dedicaon to creang exceponal student experiences that result in increased personal health, as well as sustainable environment and strong communies in which we live and serve. Through our efforts on Recycling, Compostable To-Go products, and other waste reducon efforts, we are able do our part for a beer tomorrow. We look forward to seeing you soon. ‘Iolani Food Service W e l c o m e B a c k Please feel free to contact us should you have any quesons regarding our food program or if we can be of assistance to you at 943-2223, or by e-mailing me at café@iolani.org. You can also visit our NEW website www.iolani.sodexomyway.com for menu informaon DID YOU KNOW? Researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies. This potentially deadly disease affects 1 in every 13 children (under 18 years of age) in the U.S. That’s roughly two in every classroom. Kevin Wada General Manager