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© COPYRIGHT 2018 SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION | #ANC18 | LAS VEGAS, NV
How to Retrofit a School Bus Into a Mobile Cafeteria
School Meals on the Move
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Speaker Slide
Paul R. Rodgers, MS, SNS
Child Nutrition Supervisor
Caesar Rodney School District
Colleen Carter, MS, RDN, SNS
School Nutrition Specialist
Brandywine School District
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Caesar Rodney School District The “Lunch Bus”
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• School Bus Criteria….must have’s
⎻ Air Conditioning
⎻ Interior / Exterior / Running Condition
⎻ Reasonable Price
• Hilton Bus Company
⎻ Current Bus Contractor for the District
⎻ Positive Relationship with District Transportation Supervisor
⎻ Willingness to Conduct Routine Maintenance
The “Lunch Bus”
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• Blue Bird Bus⎻ Air Conditioning
⎻ Air Brake Control System
⎻ Diesel Fuel
⎻ Handicap Bus / Lift
⎻ Bus Seats
⎻ Three Feet Shorter
⎻ 150,000 Miles
⎻ $4,900.00
The “Lunch Bus”
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• Wrap Company / Quotes
⎻ Mimesis
• $9,600….Custom Art Design, Wrap above/ on the Windows
⎻ Brandywine Graphics
• No Bid…..Scope of the Project to Large
⎻ Extreme Graphics
• $10,000….No wrap on the Windows
⎻ JD Sign Company
• $9,000….Art Concept was a Copy & Paste
The “Lunch Bus”
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• Interior Equipment
⎻ Cafeteria Tables
• Virco Mobile Table
• Converts into a Bench
• Eight (8) Feet Long
• Four (4) Tables
• $3,400
The “Lunch Bus”
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• Interior Equipment
⎻ Cambro Insulated Carts
• Seven Full Sheet Trays
• Removable Cutting Board
• Cambro Chill Packs
• Four (4) Carts
• $2,000
The “Lunch Bus”
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• Interior of the Bus
⎻ Air Conditioning
⎻ Every Seat is a Window Seat
⎻ Library Books
⎻ Tablets…..Paint by Numbers
⎻ Music
• Loading Meals on the Bus
The “Lunch Bus”
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• Con’s
⎻ Limited Cold Holding
⎻ No Hot Holding Capabilities
⎻ No Cooking Capabilities
• Learning Experiences
⎻ CN Employee / CDL
⎻ Wrap Installation
• Pro’s
⎻ Relatively Inexpensive
⎻ Indoor Dining
• Air Conditioning
• Free of Bugs
• Free of Weather
⎻ Mobile Learning Center
⎻ Limited Utilities, Limited Risk
The “Lunch Bus”
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• Total Cost: $20,000
• Paid for in Three to Five Years
• Seats Roughly 25 to 30 Students
• Great Way to Market Summer Meals Program
• Pro’s Outweigh many of the Con’s
• Life Expectancy is Five to Seven Years
The “Lunch Bus” Summary
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Brandywine School District “BrandyDine”
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• Goals
⎻ Extend Reach of Summer Feeding
- Bring Fresh Meals to Communities
⎻ Increase our Total Summer Meals Served
⎻ Expand into School Year for Service
- Serve High School one day per week
- Serve Field Trips
- Provide for Special Events
BSD “BrandyDine”
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• School Bus Criteria….must have’s
⎻ Low Miles
⎻ Running Condition
⎻ Interior / Exterior in Good Condition
⎻ Full Size Bus
⎻ No Cost to BSD School Nutrition
BSD “BrandyDine”
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• Retrofit / Quotes
⎻ Local DE Food Truck Company
• $78,500… Incomplete Bid; Had never converted a bus, only
prefab cabinets/tables/equipment and wrap would be additional
⎻ NJ Food Truck Company
• $152,460… Had worked with buses, custom option available,
and wrap included
⎻ VA Food Truck Company
• $278,400…Had worked with buses and wrap included
BSD “BrandyDine”
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• Interior Equipment
⎻ Cooking Equipment
• Flat Top Grill
• Conveyor Pizza Oven
BSD “BrandyDine”
⎻ Holding Equipment
• Hot Holding Cabinets (3)
• Refrigerated Cabinets (2)
• Insulated Cooler (1)
• Hot Serving Line (1) – shared
• Cold Hold Table for prep area
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• Unforseen Problems⎻ Formal Bid Process
⎻ Lengthy Build Time
⎻ Body Work
• $5,000 in body work costs
⎻ Brake Line Issues
• $2,000 in brake repairs
plus towing
BSD “BrandyDine”
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BSD “BrandyDine”
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BSD “BrandyDine”
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BSD “BrandyDine”
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BSD “BrandyDine”
© COPYRIGHT 2018 SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION | #ANC18 | LAS VEGAS, NV
BSD “BrandyDine”
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© COPYRIGHT 2018 SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION | #ANC18 | LAS VEGAS, NV
BSD “BrandyDine”
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BSD “BrandyDine”
• High Tech Options⎻ Tablet PCs (2)
• Used for POS at the bus
⎻ Music Sound System
• 2 indoor / 2 outdoor speakers
⎻ Flat screen TV Display
• 1 Outdoor display
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BSD “BrandyDine”
• Marketing & Social Media Campaign⎻ Official Launch 2 end of May
• Served Lunch at Two High Schools
⎻ Backpack Flyers
• Distributed the Last Week of School
⎻ Posters in All Buildings
⎻ Social Media Campaign
• @BSDBrandyDine And Facebook
• Advertise Dates/Times for Bus Locations
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• Con’s⎻ More Expensive than Standard
Food Truck
⎻ Very Large & Difficult to Drive into smaller parking lots
⎻ No Shelter for Students Beyond the Window
• Learning Experiences⎻ Bid Process
⎻ Timeline Stretch (1 year late)
⎻ Created new SN Position (driver)
⎻ CDL License
• Pro’s
⎻ Full Cooking Capability (40 ft)
⎻ Hot Holding (cabinet and
serving line)
⎻ Cold Holding (insulated box,
cold top, and refrigerator)
⎻ Health Department Approval
Hand Washing Sinks
3 Compartment Sink
BSD “BrandyDine”
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• Total Cost: $156,280
• Serves 50 meals per window in 15 minutes
• Ability to Cook Onsite / Greater Use Options
• Life Expectancy is 15 Years or Greater
The BSD “BrandyDine” Summary
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Affiliation or Financial Disclosure
• Paul Rodgers
⎻ Employee: State of Delaware, Caesar Rodney School District
No Disclosures
• Colleen Carter
⎻ Employee: State of Delaware, Brandywine School District
No Disclosures
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⎻ Key Area: Operations - 200
⎻ Key Topic: How to retrofit a bus into a mobile cafeteria/kitchen