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Study finds drug abuse highest in hospitality

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 17, 2015

The government report found that one in five foodservice and hotel employees had used illicit substances in the prior month.

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Judge sentences cafeteria worker who stole $90,000

 Apr. 17, 2015

A former cafeteria worker at Keystone Oaks School District in Pittsburgh, Penn., could serve up to one year in jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than $90,000 from students’ meal accounts.

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State selects school as pilot for new lunchroom program

Apr. 16, 2015

A school in Pennsylvania will serve as a Smarter Lunchrooms pilot site—a low-cost research-based initiative from Cornell University encouraging students to eat healthier at school.

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Students aren’t eating the healthier, free meals

Apr. 16, 2015

Although free lunches are available to all students in Wilkes County, more students are not taking advantage due to their dissatisfaction with food served under the new federal nutrition guidelines—resulting in the program losing money.

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State passes bill allowing schools to drop nutrition guidelines without penalty

Apr. 16, 2015

Tennessee has passed a bill opponents are calling ‘starve the children’, which allows school boards to opt out of the National Food Lunch Program without penalty from the state.

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How one director revolutionized school food in Detroit

Apr. 15, 2015

Detroit Public Schools nutrition director Betti Wiggins put a halt to outsourcing the foodservice program, connected with local farms and more than doubled the food budget.

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Can a phone app encourage more kids to eat a school lunch?

Apr. 15, 2015

The Future Dining Experience – one city’s effort to get students to eat healthy school meals – allows students to preorder lunch using a phone app and offers more places to pick up their meals.

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Legislator proposes flexible school meal standards

Apr. 15, 2015

The Reducing Federal Mandates on School Lunch Act would loosen the current sodium and whole grain requirements that schools must meet.

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Fight for $15 lands on campus

Apr. 15, 2015

The Fight for $15 showed up on more than 170 college campuses across America on tax day.

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Sodexo notifies state of nearly 300 layoffs

Apr. 15, 2015

Sodexo has informed the state of Wisconsin that it will lay off nearly 300 employees in June, when one university transitions to Chartwells.

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