Parents & Guardians

Keeping kids healthy and parents happy.

Healthy Choices

Our dietitians work endlessly to ensure the highest standards are met for quality, nutritional value and taste. We are compliant with USDA, National School Lunch, National School Breakfast and Healthy Hunger-free Kids Act Program requirements. But most important, we make sure that while our offerings are healthy, they also taste great for kids.

Endless Variety

To keep students involved in what they are eating and to stay on-trend, we implement recommendations from youth advisory councils, parent advisory councils and cafeteria committees. We understand that you and your administrators know your children’s likes and dislikes best. Through interesting menu options and introducing food trends, your children get to try new things and fully participate in their cafeteria.

Budget Friendly

The Nutrition Group is a food management company. So if your school district is utilizing us, they’re being budget-conscious. We establish upfront budgets and have no hidden fees. Ultimately, you’ll be able to purchase your child a nutritionally balanced meal at an affordable price.

Stay Connected to Your Child’s Nutrition

At The Nutrition Group, we understand how important it is for parents to know what their children are eating at school. We use trusted tools like Nutrislice and PrimeroEdge to keep you informed about your child’s school meals. You can easily view menus, check nutrition and allergen details, and share feedback—all from your phone. It’s a simple way to stay connected to your child’s daily nutrition.

Special event coming up?

The Nutrition Group collaborates with schools to create fun and nutritious party food packages. These packages are ideal for classroom celebrations and include options like cookie cakes, fruit or veggie platters and sherbet cups. By working with us, you can conveniently and economically host a party that’s delicious and healthy, ensuring every student celebration is a big hit.

Taking nutrition to the next level.

Our custom characters, Calvin the Calf and Molly the Cow, allow children to learn about the importance of fruits, veggies and dairy in fun and interactive ways. We also have other nutrition educations programs like “Is Your Tray Ok?” and can work with your school district to customize presentations based on classroom needs.

Our nutrition education doesn’t stop there. Each month, we publish a custom newsletter just for our schools.

Take a look at a few of our past issues.

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Ed Caswell

CEO, Majority Owner

Ed stands by a solid brand promise: “At The Nutrition Group, we try to do exactly what we say we will do. No surprises. Guaranteed.”

The Nutrition Group began when Walter McGrew and Ed Caswell purchased a small division of Potter McCune in June of 1975. Walter needed someone that would help grow Nutrition Inc. Providentially, Ed was in the right place at the right time. Walter offered him the opportunity to help grow the new business along with a share of the company. Ed enthusiastically accepted and became Vice President. The early years were characterized by transition, from a volume-based commissary operation to bid-based contract catering and then to contract food service management.

As with any successful business, many hours were invested, much experimentation was tried and many lessons were learned. The main key to early success was hiring quality, team-oriented management personnel and nourishing and encouraging their personal and professional growth.

Mr. McGrew retired in the early 1980’s and divested his interest to Ed in 1991. The leveraged buyout necessitated creative capitalization beyond bank financing. As it turned out, the idea to sell stock to key management personnel remains a powerful component in the company’s success. This has allowed The Nutrition Group to maximize growth opportunities and improve operational capabilities. Being an actively involved owner of the company is energizing, it lights the fire of pride and commitment because it is personal.

The Nutrition Group has enjoyed continual growth guided by their top management leadership team, which has been another hallmark throughout the years of our management philosophy: a strong, dedicated and focused top management team. The corporation has developed teamwork structures and principles within all levels of our business and closely monitors and supervises daily implementation and progress.

Ed’s customer-first philosophy that fueled company growth from the beginning is still the driving principle today. The employees of The Nutrition Group embrace that philosophy in all that they do. Today, The Nutrition Group serves over 240 school districts across six states and has a Commissary Division serving daycare and Head Start children, Senior Centers and Healthcare facilities. Also, the Facilities Management Services division provides custodial maintenance management, capital project management and owner’s representative services.

Ed’s parents and grandparents passed on their entrepreneurial beliefs. He was raised in a business household. He is grateful to Mr. McGrew his first partner and business mentor. He is grateful to God, his wives, family, the many “Nutritionites”, customers, vendors and outside sources of inspiration – all of which helped him to grow and develop into the person God has graced him to be. Ed believes, “We grow more through our hardships than blessings, but we are grateful for both.” He is a man of faith whose resourcefulness, perseverance and leadership helped build The Nutrition Group.

The integrity and commitment of The Nutrition Group business model, focusing on trying to consistently please the customer and sincerely attempting to do what we say we are going to do, is what sets us apart from the competition.