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Georgia school district starts weekend meal program for needy students

 Feb. 02, 2015

The BackPack program in the Richmond County, Ga., school district provides 100 children with canned and packaged goods so their families can create two weekend meals to help keep them fed. The program is being funded through a $214,000 donation from Wal-Mart and John Deere.

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Physicians group blasts children’s hospital for on-site McDonald’s restaurant

 Jan. 30, 2015

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says that Children’s Hospital of Georgia’s decision to include a McDonald’s restaurant on its premises indicates “misaligned interests.”

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South Carolina lifts ban of junk food sales in K-12 schools

Jan. 30, 2015

The state’s new Superintendent of Education is allowing schools to apply for a waiver to sell unhealthy snacks on certain days.

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Grant helps Mississippi school district swap out fryers for oven steamers

Jan. 30, 2015

After receiving a Nutrition Integrity grant, Cleveland School District, in Bolivar County, Miss., replaced fat fryers with steam ovens at two schools to make healthier meals for its students.

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Working employee wellness

Jan. 27, 2015

According to The Big Picture, more than 75% of foodservice programs across all market segments have employee wellness programs in place in their companies or institutions.

Workforce

Four ways to keep foodservice running smoothly in a blizzard

By Katie Fanuko on Jan. 27, 2015

Two New England universities affected by Winter Storm Juno share their best practices for operating a foodservice department during a major weather event.

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Banner Health gives vending machines a makeover

Jan. 26, 2015

Healthy Options program, offering customers at 14 Arizona hospitals healthier foods and smaller portions, is the first phase of a project that will include dining and catering.

Gluten-free trend grows

Jan. 23, 2015

Sixty-five percent of operators say they offer gluten-free items for customers. Sixty-three-percent say they buy the majority of these items from outside vendors.

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Healthy, not stealthy

Jan. 22, 2015

The practice of adding better-for-you items into less nutritionally sound dishes is a practice employed by 46% of operators, according to The Big Picture.

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Vancouver hospital can’t control rat problem

Jan. 21, 2015

A surging rat population in the cafeteria and food prep area at B.C. Women’s and Children’s Hospital has prompted management to step up rodent control efforts. But inspectors said they don’t believe rodents pose an imminent health risk.

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