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New dining director brings fresh approach to senior-living foodservice

 By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 06, 2015

Robert Scheele, who became the dining director at Candle Light Cove in June, has plans to introduce an herb garden that will produce fresh items for the menu.

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Princeton Review: Bowden’s campus food is best

 Aug. 06, 2015

Virginia Tech and Cornell University also made the list of the 20 best campuses for dining.

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University of Michigan honored for campus-dining renovations

By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 06, 2015

The university received two 2015 Loyal E. Horton Dining Award grand prizes for its Central Campus Dining at South Quad and Fireside Cafe at Pierpont Commons.

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L.A. Unified School District FSD David Binkle resigns

By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 05, 2015

Binkle’s resignation comes in the wake of charges stemming from an investigation into the district meal program’s operational procedures and finances.

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N.C. middle-school vegetarian seeks healthier cafeteria options

Aug. 05, 2015

Eighth-grader Elly Kirk has started a petition—which now has 28,000 signatures—for her school to offer more vegetarian lunch options.

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Livening up nutrition lessons

Aug. 05, 2015

Children at Busy Little Beavers Childcare are learning to make trail mix and smoothies under the direction of Memie Christie, nutrition education adviser with Penn State Extension, who offers nutrition programs to schools, daycares and summer camps.

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University of Utah chef wins NACUFS' 2015 Culinary Challenge

By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 05, 2015

Cassie Kelsch took home first-place honors at the association's annual conference in Indianapolis.

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Chefs to prepare meals for school’s new vending machines

Aug. 05, 2015

Three chefs competed in a culinary challenge to create school-meal combinations for new refrigerated vending machines being piloted at Edgewater High School this fall.

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University offers garden-grown food

Aug. 04, 2015

Marshall University’s sustainability department now offers fresh produce grown from gardens around the campus in a weekly fresh market.

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Rise in college food banks linked to economy, demographics

Aug. 04, 2015

A slumping economy as well as students without much family support or limited access to federal assistance, has created a greater need for food banks at colleges and universities.

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