Gold Star’s experience with the USDA Foods Program spans more than 35 years. We are the single largest recipient of USDA Foods in the nation in support of the Child Nutrition Programs, managing $450M in entitlement for SY 24-25.

As the largest K-12 school-dedicated solutions provider in the nation, we have implemented a comprehensive supply chain solution to specifically meet the regulatory requirement of the USDA Foods and Child Nutrition Programs.

With the support of state-of-the-art technology, we offer online ordering, USDA Foods tracking, electronic data transfers, real-time entitlement tracking and tracking of bulk pounds.

The Administrative Review is a long process - prepare for success by planning, delegating tasks and thinking strategically. Let Gold Star Foods support you with the key areas of the your Administrative Review:

• Meal Pattern Contributions

• Nutritional Quality

• General Program Compliance

• Buy American Traceability

A well thought out procurement document sets the stage for a successful School Nutrition program. The procurement process is complicated and Gold Star Foods can help guide you in building a procurement document that provides flexibility for your district and allows you to implement scoring criteria that is vital to managing a successful School Nutrition program.

Gold Star Foods is committed to helping school districts meet their local sourcing and sustainability goals while ensuring compliance with Buy American provisions. Our approach prioritizes sourcing locally first. This strategy not only strengthens school food programs but also supports small farms and businesses within the community.

Through our established partnerships, we provide full transparency in the supply chain by identifying both the farms and farmers we work with. Our expertise in grant management ensures that districts have the resources, systems, and tools needed to successfully implement local sourcing initiatives.

Food security and safety are critical for every food service establishment. School districts are responsible for establishing and verifying systems that ensure these standards are met. Gold Star has implemented extensive measures to comply with all relevant regulations while serving as an extension of your program. For a seamless solution, suppliers and school districts must work together with verified, tested and proven systems.

Your success with Grant Management and Implementation is important to us! For SY25-26, we have helped schools procure 11.2 million pounds of grant-compliant items from local small farms and businesses! Gold Star Foods simplifies your grant-focused purchases with comprehensive sourcing, auditing, and tracking.

• Local Partnerships: Collaborations with local farms and small businesses.

• Detailed Tracking: Full records of grant-compliant purchases, including Invoice/SO#.

• Backup Documentation: Organized support for grant submissions.

• Vendor Support: Compliance documentation and assistance.

Gold Star Foods continues to lead the School Nutrition Industry as we launch our Buy American Traceability Program. Our NEW cutting-edge reporting ensures customers comply with Buy American provisions while also achieving their National and Local Sourcing objectives and reporting needs. Our in-depth reports ensure that you have the data that is required by the USDA:

• Invoice Number

• Invoice Date

• Source

• Product Description

• Food Component

• Non-Domestic

• Unit

• Price per Unit

• Number of Units

• Total Amount

Gold Star is widely considered the national leader in providing value-added services and technology solutions for school foodservice operations. Gold Star has dynamic on-line ordering and reporting systems. Full access to the Gold Star online website provides the ability to easily view and print reports in real time. The secure website is accessible using unique username(s) and password(s). The online portal Order Management, Forecasting and Program Compliance reports and tools are available 24 hour per day and are exportable into Excel, PDF, and XML.

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