A guide to setting up and packaging Tomato Basil Pasta

The Shipment Pallet and box measures 48”x40”x54” Should arrive 2-3 days before your event When unloading, place ingredient bags somewhere off the ground

Ingredient Inspection Event Name is your group’s name Look for any rips or damage to the bags and boxes

Housekeeping Tape all electrical cords to the floor to prevent trip hazard Never place ingredient totes, scoops or equipment on the floor Use knives or scissors to open the ingredient bags or boxes

Station Set-up Each meal packaging station/line is two – 8’ tables Before you set any of the equipment out, make sure to cover the table with the blue table film This helps improve health & safety, in case any ingredients fall onto the table

Station Setup Tomato Basil Pasta

Funnel & Ingredients Liners NEED to be in each ingredients bin. Soy Tomato Basil Pasta Left Side Macaroni Right Side Soy Red Sauce/ Vitamin Packets Center Funnel & Stand Spill Tray Bags Macaroni Red Sauce/ Vitamin Packs Funnel Soy Liners NEED to be in each ingredients bin.

Scales Left Side White tub with 3 white baskets Center Tomato Basil Pasta Left Side White tub with 3 white baskets Center 2 scales with white baskets on top 2 clear round tubs with red scoop Right Red tub with 3 white baskets

Scale Stickers Tomato Basil Pasta This helps volunteers know the correct weight of each bag For the, this will be : 338 - 340 grams

Sealers & Boxing 2 Sealers Counting board Lot stickers Tape gun Chair with meal box

Scoops Soy Scoop: ½ cup Red Scoops at the Scales Macaroni Scoops: Tomato Basil Pasta Soy Scoop: ½ cup Red Scoops at the Scales Macaroni Scoops: 1 cup & ¾ cup

Volunteer Sign-in Complete Event Name and Date Print enough copies for your volunteers Scan/email copies or include in the return shipment

Sanitation Make sure anyone in the packaging room wears a hairnet Beard net Have everyone use a sanitation wipe on their hands for 10-12 seconds Gloves will be at the tables

Table Leaders Role There should be one Table Leader per station The role of the Table Leader is to keep their station moving and all volunteers to comply to food safety instructions in these slides. Always wear hair nets and aprons while in the meal packaging area. No food or liquids are allowed to be in the packaging area. Never place food ingredient bags, boxes, totes, scoops or other equipment on the floor. Use ONLY new/clean utility knives. Do not allow volunteers to use their personal knives because we can’t guarantee that these are clean.

Gloves Macaroni Soy Red Sauce/Vitamin Packets Tomato Basil Pasta Gloves are distributed by team leaders at each station. Not all team members will need to wear gloves. Only the first four people on Oatmeal stations will wear gloves. Gloves can be stored between the noodle tubs to allow for easy access These are the people who will wear gloves: Macaroni Soy Red Sauce/Vitamin Packets

Hygiene No food or drinks at the packaging tables If volunteers need to use the restroom, make sure they wash their hands and re-sanitize

Housekeeping Tape all electrical cords to the floor to prevent trip hazard Make sure volunteers wear hair nets while in the packaging area No food or liquids are allowed at the volunteer tables Never place ingredient totes, scoops or equipment on the floor Use ONLY utility knives that do not/cannot have pieces split off (no break away knives) Use ONLY new/clean utility knives Do not allow volunteers to use personal knives

Packaging Process

Volunteers per station Tomato Basil Pasta This is a list of volunteers per station: Macaroni Soy Person Red Sauce/Vitamin mix Packet Weigh Station Person Sealer Person Sticker/Box Person The ideal number of people per station is 10. However, if you’d like to have up to 12 people per station, an Outreach staff member can help you to organize this properly.

 Sauce/Vitamin Packet Tomato Basil Pasta  Place unopened vitamin packet inside the meal bag Then place the meal bag under the funnel

 Soy Next pour level ½ cup of Soy through the funnel Tomato Basil Pasta  Next pour level ½ cup of Soy through the funnel

  Macaroni Add one full cup of Macaroni to the bag Tomato Basil Pasta  Add one full cup of Macaroni to the bag  Last, have a volunteer add a ¾ cup of Macaroni

Weighing the Bags Filled bags can be staged in the white tub Tomato Basil Pasta Filled bags can be staged in the white tub Weighed bags can be staged in the red tub Add or remove Macaroni until bag weighs between 338 - 340 grams

Make sure the dial is set between 3-4 Sealing the Bags If set too low, the meal bags will not seal correctly and spill Set too high, the bags will melt Hold the sealer handle down until the red light turns off Make sure the dial is set between 3-4

Sealing the Bags Remove as much air as possible before sealing This helps the meal bags fit inside each box Volunteers here are responsible for checking that each bag is fully sealed

Sealing the Bags The sealer has a red light on it Hold the sealer handle down until the light turns off Check the seal before placing the bag on the counting board

Lot Stickers Every bag needs a lot sticker to help us track the ingredients Place the sticker on top of the rectangle on the bottom left side of the meal bag

Boxing On the counting board, place 2 bags per square for a total of 36 meal bags Place all 36 bags into the box, in groups of 4 (see pic) Seal the box with one piece of tape along the top

Samples & Paperwork Keep 2 sample bags for the shipment back to The Outreach Program Complete and return the following forms: Ingredient Inspection Food Handling Meals Distribution Volunteer Signups

Finished Meals Count the total number of meals packaged 216 meals per box Add any additional bags (6 per bag) Have the receiving organization sign and complete the bottom section

Food Handling Send in your ServSafe certification Sign the form to verify that you were on-site during the event

Return Shipment Inside your shipment will be a box with pre-paid return label Attached to this box is a list of everything to send back Funnel/stand Scales Scoops Samples Sealers Forms