Hey, I'm Alana, The Lunch Lady CFO.
Four chairs, one lesson.
The global meal company chair
As a regional dietitian for a global meal company, I saw how menus scale — and how the numbers behind them get thin.
The school nutrition chair
As a school nutrition director serving thousands of meals a day, I carried the production records, the bids and the budget at once.
The childcare owner's chair
As the owner of a childcare center, I counted my own money — and learned, the hard way, that volume ain't profit.
The helper's chair
Now I sit beside the people still in those chairs, and help them build the system I wish I'd had sooner.
Volume ain't profit.
My mission is to make experienced operations leadership available to the programs whose communities depend on them, but whose resources don't always match the responsibility they carry.
- MS & BS, Food and Nutrition — Florida State University
- Registered Dietitian (RD)
- School Nutrition Specialist (SNS)
- CCNP
- 20+ years in meal program operations
- Based in Phenix City, Alabama — serving clients nationwide
Honor the purpose
The meals matter. So does the math behind them.
Strengthen the process
Systems carry the work when one person can't.
Lead with confidence
Know your numbers. Sleep before the review.