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Online ordering for employees

 Mar. 02, 2015

We are rolling out an online ordering system for hospital employees, which could soon include a mobile app.

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Is 30 minutes enough for lunch?

 Feb. 24, 2015

One school nutrition supervisor says less rushed meal times are crucial to provide students with the opportunity to try different foods.

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Georgia school district starts weekend meal program for needy students

Feb. 02, 2015

The BackPack program in the Richmond County, Ga., school district provides 100 children with canned and packaged goods so their families can create two weekend meals to help keep them fed. The program is being funded through a $214,000 donation from Wal-Mart and John Deere.

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Sodexo brings food truck to S.C. school district

Jan. 26, 2015

“Street Eatz” plays on the food truck craze while attempting to get more kids to eat nutritious school lunches.

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Self-serve kiosks replacing some B&I cafeterias

Jan. 07, 2015

Boston-based start-up LeanBox provides refrigerated fresh food from self-serve kiosks to more than 50 companies in New England, most within the Route 495 corridor.

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South Carolina hospital switches to eco-friendly food containers

Jan. 05, 2015

To reduce the use of Styrofoam plates and bowls, the hospital has started using plates and bowls made of plant fibers, according to a news release.

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The Big Picture: Are food trucks the wheel deal?

Jan. 02, 2015

Food trucks have been slow to catch on in non-commercial foodservice, according to The Big Picture research.

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Busy day boxes

Dec. 23, 2014

We invite managers to call down and place orders for their units, and we take the lunches up to them.

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Pflugerville schools’ food truck a community first

By Paul King on Dec. 11, 2014

Aramark, foodservice partner for the Pflugerville Independent School District, has opened the first food trailer in town.

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Linda Eichenberger: Treating students as customers

By Lindsey Ramsey on Dec. 10, 2014

Linda Eichenberger has transformed the foodservice at the Oak Hills Local School District by introducing healthy menu items and creating The Lunch Box.

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