School District Ditches Food Service Provider
Many school board members voiced displeasure with the Vermont-based Abbey Group.
Following a recommendation from district business administrator Adam Steel, the Windham School Board voted unanimously on April 3 to discontinue The Abbey Group as the food service provider for the schools. The district will begin its own food service operation next fall, something that has never been done before in Windham. According to Steel, it's a move that is actually the most common thing in New Hampshire schools. By severing ties with the Abbey Group, which is based out of Vermont, the hiring process for a food service director will begin almost immediately. That employee will be eligibile for state retirment, and Steel said that the industry standard is also to have the director's medical insurance included. A lot will stay the …
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Concerned Resident
5:47 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012
Town Residents and Tax Payers of Windham deserve the truth. The owners of The Abbey Group state that they were never informed about the food service contract not being renewed for the upcoming school year. They claim back in February of 2012, the School Board informed them that the contract was awaiting one signature and other than that it should be all set. The owners of The Abbey Group received… more ›