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The minimum-wage scramble

Foodservice directors at universities, where students can account for nearly half of the employees, are taking a look at ways to cover labor costs.

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Drexel University students start petition to save food trucks

After a Philadelphia councilwoman introduced a bill to cut competition with on-campus dining by enforcing restrictions on local food trucks, university students launched a petition aimed at getting City Council to rethink the proposal.

One school-nutrition director says food manufacturers are making compliance with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act easier by producing tasty items that meet government guidelines.

Rep. Todd Rokita (R) says that students going back to school this fall are unlikely to have tastier lunches because administration officials won't "roll back" strict nutritional standards

Many school cafeterias struggle to prepare fresh, healthy meals because of outdated kitchens, but the School Food Modernization Act could bring those outdated facilities up to date.

Columbia Public Schools’ foodservice is making small menu changes this year in an attempt to reduce waste, sell more and give students more of what they want while meeting the federal requirements.

City officials are weighing changes to school menus less than one year after earlier changes drew parent criticism. Officials say those menu changes were not final, and an advisory board is suggesting healthier, fresher dishes and a more expansive in-class breakfast program.

The updated national nutrition standards helped close the nutrition gap among middle and high schools, a study conducted by a healthcare advocacy group indicates.

The legislation would prevent schools from being forced to raise meal prices if their child nutrition programs are financially solvent.

The measure would ease the whole-grains and salt-reduction requirements in the reauthorized law.

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