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Free lunch program prospers at Oregon school district

 Feb. 04, 2015

At Umatilla School District, 85% of students are participating in its free lunch program as a result of the USDA’s Community Eligibility Program. The USDA reimburses the district $3 per each meal served.

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Stony Brook meal plans costly, unfilling, students say

 Feb. 03, 2015

Stony Brook University’s meal plans, which include deductions for dining facility renovations and new construction, leave many students hungry for more.

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Students push University of Georgia to revise meal plans

Feb. 02, 2015

Students want more meal plan options, healthier food choices and longer operating hours.

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Ohio jail accepts proposals from Aramark for food services

Jan. 30, 2015

Despite bad publicity about the company’s food delivery services in state facilities, Lorain County officials say they have a good working relationship with Aramark.

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Sodexo losing $4.5m over 10 years, looks to renegotiate contract

Jan. 30, 2015

Sodexo and the University of Louisville are in talks to increase meal plan costs by $25-$45 after the foodservice manager underestimated how much it would cost over time to deliver food to students.

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School drops National School Lunch and Breakfast program, sees success with student-run bistro

Jan. 28, 2015

Continental breakfast is free for everyone while lunch is free for only students, with employees paying $4. The self-sustaining bistro offers international recipes and gets some of its food from the in-house aquaponics garden.

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Group accused of stealing $20k from UT concession stand

Jan. 26, 2015

Police say the foodservice contractor was conned into giving concessions to a group that was far from a legitimate non-profit.

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Sodexo tells GWU foodservice employees layoffs inevitable

Jan. 21, 2015

Union representatives received email from Sodexo stating that two J Street workers would be laid off because of university-mandated cutbacks. But the university, facing a $20 million budget shortfall, says it has not directed the contractor to make any changes to the foodservice program.

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Food service workers demonstrate for higher wages

Jan. 16, 2015

On Wednesday afternoon, USC Hospitality and Auxiliary Services workers held a protest on Childs Way near the Ronald Tutor Campus Center demanding higher wages. - See more at: http://dailytrojan.com/2015/01/15/food-service-workers-demonstrate-for-wage-raise/#sthash.YbH2tfjh.dpuf

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Study shows multiple factors affecting school lunch participation

Jan. 15, 2015

The number of children participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is changing in ways that reflect events other than changes in nutrition rules, finds a new analysis by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).

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