The Albany County, N.Y. jail expects to save about $700,000 a year over the contract the jail had at the time with the state prison system food program, according to The Times Union in Albany, N.Y. For the full story, click here.
Editor’s Insight: This is quite a savings. The jail expects to spend nearly half of what it cost to run the prison foodservice when it ran it in-house.
Vending and foodservice operators should network with institutions and promote the efficiencies they can offer. Private contractors can usually provide better quality service at lower cost than inhouse operations. 11-22-11 By Elliot Maras
