When it comes to front-of-house (FOH) cafeteria design, the details matter—and often, they’re the details you don’t know you don’t know. We sat down with Dave Bonfield, P3 Equipment Specialist with over 25 years of experience, to talk about what schools should consider when planning serving lines.

Schools often need to replace or acquire foodservice equipment for their cafeterias. But how do school nutrition teams accomplish that when feeding students five days a week? Planning equipment purchases in advance on a timeline can help set schools up for success. 

It’s essential that youngsters be served nutritious foods while in school. Since much of their day is spent at school, that means much of their nutritional needs must be supplied there. There are some trends that cafeterias can take note of to improve their service to school children and help take advantage of the good foods being offered. This also helps K-12 schools with revenue brought in through student payments and government reimbursements.