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Aramark outsourcing positive for some, others lose jobs

 May 11, 2015

An Arkansas school district has outsourced food services to Aramark, which promises to hire all child nutrition employees with raises and bonuses. However, the foodservice director and foodservice bookkeeper are out.

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Board officials defend one Pennsylvania school district’s food

May 11, 2015

Despite a former Metz Management Culinary employees’ criticism of Hanover Area’s school food, the board president found nothing wrong with it.

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High school feeds students with healthy greenhouse food

May 08, 2015

Students at one Kentucky high school are happy about the two greenhouses on campus, but are more excited about where the foods end up.

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New Jersey Governor rejects bill giving students say in lunch menus

May 08, 2015

Governor Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would require schools to take students’ cultural food preferences into account, saying it would “burden hundreds of school districts.”

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Students and Sodexo team up to combat hunger

May 08, 2015

The Kentucky Wesleyan Student Government Association teamed up with Sodexo to raise money that would purchase food for the Daviess County Schools backpack program.

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District nutrition manager suspended following pork incident

May 08, 2015

Officials say Hawkins County Schools’ child nutrition manager has been suspended three days without pay and given a permanent letter of reprimand after students were served pork, some of which dated back to 2009.

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The plight of the National School Lunch Program continues

By Bianca N. Herron on May 08, 2015

Republican lawmakers seek changes to the program after the USDA reports nearly $2.7 billion in improper payments during the 2012-2013 school year.

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Constituents complain Capitol Visitor Center cafeteria prices too high

May 08, 2015

Amid complaints about Capitol Hill foodservice workers, constituents are complaining cafeteria prices in the visitor center are nearly double that of other Capitol cafeterias.

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Missouri school opts out of the National Lunch Program, creates own menu

May 07, 2015

A team of staff, cooks and parents at Trinity Lutheran School did the math and now serves a variety of options at lunch—decreasing the chance for food to be thrown away.

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NYC public schools battle food allergies

May 07, 2015

While the state has no formal policy on banning foods from school cafeterias, there are safety measures in place to prevent exposure to the top eight foods that cause allergic reactions.

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