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School district rolls out new menu items

 Aug. 20, 2015

Chefs for Wichita USD 259 spent months planning dozens of new breakfast and lunch menu items for the upcoming school year, including veggie alfredo, twisted cheese breadsticks and teriyaki chicken noodle bowls.

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Report: Nearly 50 percent of Michigan jail issues unresolved with Aramark

 By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 20, 2015

A report released by Progress Michigan, a Lansing-based liberal group, revealed that of 3,707 issues—1,791 during an eight-month period between March and October 2014—went unresolved.

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Miami University debuts new dining facility

Aug. 19, 2015

The university’s newly renovated Garden Commons dining hall features a salad and fruit bar, Asian and Italian food stations, and a grab-and-go convenience store.

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Sterling College awarded for food sustainability

By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 19, 2015

The college grows 20 percent of its own food on campus and has one of the country’s first collegiate sustainable-agriculture programs.

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Fight for local food arrives at University of Maine

Aug. 19, 2015

A coalition of food, farming and advocacy groups, along with students and staff, are working together to urge the UMaine system to purchase more locally sourced products.

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UNC-Chapel Hill top winner in NACUFS’ sustainability awards

By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 19, 2015

The university’s dining services was named the Grand Prize winner in the association’s 2015 Sustainability Awards competition.

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Cleveland Clinic closes McDonald’s in food court

Aug. 19, 2015

“Hospitals should be a role model,” says the clinic’s spokeswoman, Eileen Sheil, explaining the move to rid the premises of the fast-food chain after 20 years.

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How new overtime regulations will impact hospital foodservice workers

Aug. 18, 2015

Hospital cafeteria managers may currently be considered exempt executives, but if they earn less than $50,000, they will now be eligible for overtime pay.

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Senator calls for school nutrition programs to be renewed, expanded

Aug. 18, 2015

U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) pledged her support of child nutrition at a local rally, announcing bipartisan legislation to expand the USDA Summer Food Service Program.

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Researchers: ‘Happy Meal effect’ helps portion control

Aug. 18, 2015

A soon-to-be-published study shows that students may choose a smaller portion if coupled with a modest prize.

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