The main objective of this work was to evaluate the conditions for the regional supply of the school meals program, according to its Federal Policy. The methodology applied in the city of Campinas, Brazil, measures the food availability in relation to level, volume and horticultural production, main roads, warehouses, commercialization, food industries and marketing net in the city. The results of these analyses showed the great possibility of managing to do the regional supply of the school meals program. The conclusions of this work aim at contributing important information to the decision-makers involved in the school meals program, presenting alternatives, which represent possible gains in the quality of the service offered to the schoolchildren
school feeding; food supply; food policy
