--- title: "Case Study: Increasing Participation in a Florida School Cafeteria by 25 Percent" description: For this Florida high school, the cafeteria showed wear and tear and student participation lagged behind. 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By increasing participation, schools can create additional revenue, have a greater nutritional influence on students, and even keep students safer by encouraging them to stay on campus. For Southeast High School in Manatee County, participation and speed of service were lagging behind while the cafeteria itself showed age and wear. After a complete facelift, here were the results: ![Nutritional\_Influence\_on\_Students.jpg](https://blog.eaton-marketing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nutritional_Influence_on_Students.jpg?width=640&name=Nutritional_Influence_on_Students.jpg "Nutritional_Influence_on_Students.jpg") ![Florida\_School\_Cafeteria.jpg](https://blog.eaton-marketing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Florida_School_Cafeteria.jpg?width=640&name=Florida_School_Cafeteria.jpg "Florida_School_Cafeteria.jpg") ## CONCLUSION After the Southeast High School cafeteria received a makeover with equipment from [LTI](http://eaton-marketing.com/manufacturer/lti/), student participation increased by 25 percent while serving times were cut by 20 minutes. Students now have time to go through the line and enjoy their food without being rushed. This gives the school the ability to move more students through the line while increasing revenues.  [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/458550/2408901c-806a-4ad0-aa3f-c32fd9ad63c4.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/458550/2408901c-806a-4ad0-aa3f-c32fd9ad63c4) [LTI](https://blog.eaton-marketing.com/foodservice/topic/lti), [Schools](https://blog.eaton-marketing.com/foodservice/topic/schools) ## Read On [![](https://blog.eaton-marketing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-20%20at%205.40.59%20PM.png?width=352&name=Screen%20Shot%202017-09-20%20at%205.40.59%20PM.png)](https://blog.eaton-marketing.com/foodservice/how-can-lti-and-eaton-marketing-help-upgrade-your-florida-cafeteria) ### [How Can LTI and Eaton Marketing Help Upgrade Your Florida Cafeteria?](https://blog.eaton-marketing.com/foodservice/how-can-lti-and-eaton-marketing-help-upgrade-your-florida-cafeteria) What is a cafeteria? 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