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Syracuse Chef of the Year award goes to former college, hospital chef

 Jun. 16, 2015

Tom Kiernan spent much of his professional cooking career at institutions like colleges and hospitals. He's heard the jokes, especially about hospital food.

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Hospital launches healthy beverage initiative

 By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 16, 2015

San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center will no longer sell or provide any sugar-sweetened beverages on campus, but offer healthier drinks.

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Baby boomers seek new style of retirement community dining

Jun. 16, 2015

The generation isn’t looking to have three square meals in a main room, but instead, prefers a “country club approach,” enabling them to choose where to dine.

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Nutrition services department turns around deficit, ends year with $1M surplus

Jun. 15, 2015

Columbia Public Schools nutrition services department had recently been $1 million in the red, but is now ending the school year with more than $1 million in the black.

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Study shows challenge of getting right meal to right acute-care patient

By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 15, 2015

The most common mistake is serving a meal that triggers a patient’s food allergy.

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A meet-the-chef model drives employee engagement

By Katie Fanuko on Jun. 15, 2015

Customizable salad and pizza stations make Idexx lunches a collaborative experience.

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Philadelphia cafeteria workers fear for their jobs

Jun. 15, 2015

With the number of meals served annually declining, as well as revenue, the Daniel Boone School District has only received one bid from a food contractor for the upcoming school year—which isn’t guaranteeing the cafeteria staffs’ jobs.

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‘Government spends less on school meals per pupil than most people spend on coffee’

Jun. 15, 2015

Celebrity chef turned Colorado lunch lady Ann Cooper told a Harvard conference on food in public schools that the federal government needs to prioritize children’s health and nutrition when making the budget.

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UVM signs new dining contract with Sodexo

By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 15, 2015

The University of Vermont has signed a five-year dining services contract with Sodexo, which it says will better respond to student dining preferences.

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WVU brings Energy Express to rural and low-income children

Jun. 12, 2015

The Energy Express is a five to six-week summer reading and nutrition program, providing children with two healthy, family-style meals a day and more than three hours of daily reading and learning.

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