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Calif. hospital hires chef to spice up menu

 By FSD Staff on Oct. 02, 2015

Chef William Sauer has added items like Cuban-style sandwiches and baby kale salads to the Sharp Grossmont Hospital menu since becoming its new executive chef.

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Calif. governor signs child-hunger bill into law

 By Bianca N. Herron on Oct. 02, 2015

The measure aims to improve access to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, starting Jan. 1.

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N.Y. schools pilot local food program

By FSD Staff on Oct. 02, 2015

Ten schools in a New York district are participating in the Local foods for local kids program, where food from local farms and suppliers will be served in the cafeterias.

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Kentucky Proud food to be served at Commonwealth Stadium

By FSD Staff on Oct. 01, 2015

University of Kentucky’s Commonwealth Stadium will sell such self-branded items this football season as a Bluegrass Burger and a Spicy Cat Tail brat.

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Univ. dietitian gives students tools to make better food choices

By FSD Staff on Oct. 01, 2015

The Smart Choices program at Texas Tech includes flagging grab-and-go foods with under 400 calories, and a website with fitness planners and guides for students with food allergies or special diets.

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Sodexo closes campus c-store

By FSD Staff on Oct. 01, 2015

The foodservice vendor closed the Mountaintop Market convenience store because of its inconvenient location, noting 70 percent of its customers were staff, not students.

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Congress misses deadline on school-lunch reauthorization

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 01, 2015

Decisions on the changes sought by school FSDs remain in limbo.

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USDA awards Michigan nearly $500,000 to support healthier school feeding

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 30, 2015

The funding will go toward foodservice training

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School-district drops alternate meal option

By FSD Staff on Sep. 30, 2015

After proposing an “alternate meal” of a cheese sandwich, apple and water for students with school-lunch debt, Columbia Public Schools has scrapped its program for students in arrears.

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Au Bon Pain revises hospital menu after fielding health complaints

By FSD Staff on Sep. 30, 2015

The restaurant chain is trying to silence calls for rescinding its contracts, a criticism fueled by a union with interest in organizing the stores.

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