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Senior community offers chef-driven dining venue options

 May 28, 2015

The options for dining at Splendido senior living center range from a cook-to-order café to an outdoor dining terrace to the formal Marbella, an upscale, chef-run dining venue featuring local products.

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School district considers dropping federal lunch program

 May 28, 2015

After learning schools would have to raise lunch prices for a second time to meet federal guidelines, Idaho’s Madison School District said it may drop out of the National School Lunch Program. It is believed to be the first district in the state to do so.

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Hummus to remain at UC-Riverside

May 28, 2015

The school reversed its decision to remove a branded hummus from the cafeteria. A group of students had demanded the product be dropped because of allegations the supplier had connections to the Israeli army.

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Sodexo out, Chartwells in at York County schools

May 27, 2015

Following Sodexo’s departure, Chartwells will provide meals for the South Carolina school district, which said the new company offers a lot of marketing ideas to encourage healthy eating among students.

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Grant funds new cafeteria dedicated to sustainability and healthy eating

May 27, 2015

A Denver elementary school received grant money to help remodel its cafeteria to include a recycling and composting station, and to provide enhanced nutrition education.

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High school opts out of National School Lunch Program for second time

May 27, 2015

A Connecticut school board said that although opting out of the program would cost the district close to $150,000 in federal reimbursements, it risked losing even more money by staying in and following USDA regulations.

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Program finds eating healthier helps students focus

May 26, 2015

After being served breakfasts and lunches high in omega-3 fatty acids for eight weeks, students at one Michigan school are now calmer and more focused, according to a new study.

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Despite criticisms, students are eating healthier lunches, study says

May 26, 2015

The study, which was conducted at two Title I elementary schools in Virginia, showed that the overhaul of the National School Lunch Program is working and that school children are actually eating the healthier school lunches.

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University’s new dining director looks to improve services

May 26, 2015

In a newly created position at Northwestern, Ken Field will be the university’s liaison with Sodexo.

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Middle school kitchen staff, students work together to serve better lunch

May 26, 2015

A group of three Litchfield Middle School students decided to find out just what their peers are looking for when the bell rings for lunch.

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