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University dining services caters to students with new additions

After a campus-wide survey found students wanted a variety of better food, Central Washington University has added more Asian selections, organic and gluten-free options, as well as all-day breakfast and hot sandwiches.

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Sales tax implemented at university dining halls

Starting this year, students who are not on a meal plan will have to pay sales tax at Northwestern University dining halls.

A team of Boston University students created an app, BU Food, which lets peers see menus at all dining locations and enables them to look at nutritional benefits.

After losing a contract to manage Yosemite’s concessions to Aramark, Delaware North is suing the National Park Service, alleging that the new contractor should be required to purchase the attraction names and other intangible assets that Delaware North had to buy from its predecessor.

While the Avian Flu has yet to impact the state’s public universities, Quinnipiac University and Albertus Magnus College have cut down—and are even working on eliminating—the use of eggs at breakfast.

Knox County students had an opportunity to attend a food fair and vote on what products they’d like to see in their cafeteria from 89 vendors.

BMC’s efforts to go green include a bio-digester that composts food scraps from the kitchen, solar panels and air system upgrades.

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at Cherokee Elementary School allows students to sample fresh produce in the classroom during snack time.

The new meal plans feature pre-packaged lunches and dinners that meet kosher and halal requirements, orthodox methods of preparing food for Jews and Muslims.

Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital’s Side Street Café opened Aug. 21 and boasts tables, counter-style seating and booths as well as a customized drink fountain.

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