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San Diego school offers halal lunches

 May 22, 2015

Crawford High School is piloting a new lunch menu to reach out to Muslim students whose parents said they weren’t eating the free school lunch.

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District builds new cafeterias thanks to sales tax

 May 22, 2015

Two Bay County schools got upgraded cafeterias, funded with revenue from the half-cent sales tax, which voters approved in 2010.

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Kitchen staff urges school district not to renew Sodexo contract

May 22, 2015

The goal was to cut costs and improve food quality when Oregon-based Silver Falls School District contracted with the foodservice provider a year ago, but kitchen employees have asked the district not to renew, citing waste, food quality and employee workloads.

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Hospital fine-dining restaurant attracts customers who are there to dine only

May 22, 2015

Seventy-five percent of customers come to Castle Rock Adventist Hospital strictly to eat at Manna, where the kitchen is divided in half – one side for patients and the other for the restaurant crowd.

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Michigan invites a second contractor to check out Aramark’s $145M prison assignment

May 22, 2015

Aramark is reportedly asking for an increase in its fee, and the state is conducting a “benchmarking” exercise to see what the market has to offer.

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Maine elementary school starts gardening project

May 21, 2015

Concerns that students living in the area are food insecure has prompted staff to plant a garden that will provide food to Livermore Elementary School’s pantry.

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Lawmakers propose new dairy standards nutrition law

By Bianca N. Herron on May 21, 2015

Milk consumption is falling in schools, according to a recent National Dairy Council report, and a new bill is designed to do something about it.

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Teachers protest breakfast program

May 21, 2015

Keyes Elementary School teachers in Texas have filed a grievance over the program with concerns that they will lose valuable instructional time to eating.

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Big urban school districts to replace trays with compostable plates

By Bianca N. Herron on May 21, 2015

The Urban School Food Alliance describes the move as a major boost in sustainability.

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Hospital wins award for eco-friendly practices

May 21, 2015

Michigan-based Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital was recently presented the GreenHealth Partner for Change Award, for its program to eliminate Styrofoam containers and reduce the use of other disposables in cafeteria and dietary operations.

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