What ANC 2026 in Charlotte Is Really Telling Us About K-12 Kitchen Design

Modern K-12 school commercial kitchen designed for scratch cooking at volume, with open prep layout and stainless steel equipment

I have been watching the ANC program build out for a few weeks now. This year it lands in Charlotte, which means I will actually be in the room. That changes how I read it. What the sessions are describing, across labor, dietary complexity, and menu adaptability, is a facility problem. The foodservice design conversation […]