The Central Kitchen’s mission is to serve every student, regardless of income, freshly prepared meals while at school. We are committed to offering local, seasonal produce and opening a student’s world to delicious and nutritious meals. 

The Central Kitchen has a commitment to culinary excellence, and to create menu items that students find familiar, and can see themselves in our food offerings. The team is prepared to produce 50,000 servings per week– with a goal to produce over 7 million servings this schoool year! 

Be on the lookout for freshly prepared items from the Central Kitchen this school year! New, scratch made menu offerings include:

  • All Spice Loaf
  • Egg Bites
  • Berry Compote
  • Honey Chipotle Chicken
  • Yellow Curry with Baked Tofu
  • Chile Verde/Rioja
  • Pickled Carrots and Jalapenos
  • Tex Mex Cheese Sauce
  • Hummus
  • Refried Beans

Central KitchenCaring for all students

Community Partners

An operation like the Central Kitchen could never happen without the work done by our outstanding community partners. Their partnerships with us are just a fraction of their continued work in their communities, and together, our work is strengthening the farm to every fork vision in Sacramento.

Learn more about our newest partnership with Cosumnes River College Culinary Student Education.

  1. Food Literacy Center
  2. Valley Vision
  3. Soil Born Farms
  4. No Kid Hungry

Central Kitchen Project Funding

This project is being funded by Measure R, which voters passed in 2012, to allow the district to improve the health and safety of the children that we serve.