menu development

Operations

Junior high revamps menu, cafeteria

This fall, students at Perrysburg Junior High will have a new cafeteria that looks more like a buffet, complete with their choice of eight entrees.

Operations

Georgia school district previews school lunch

Bibbs County Schools nutrition program recently allowed district employees and special guests to try new recipes that will be served in the fall.

This fall, Sodexo will make upgrades to popular campus eateries and offer new cuisine options including Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and a Pizza Hut WingStreet.

Cafeteria workers at Dawkins Middle School are learning to make meals from scratch using fresh, locally grown ingredients.

To help students avoid embarrassment and remain well fed throughout the day, Baltimore City Public Schools will now offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, regardless of their families’ income.

An USDA official says that although Oklahoma’s summer-nutrition program has grown, it still isn’t expansive enough to meet students’ needs.

The University of Kansas has partnered with local farmers to bring fresh produce to campus, while Kansas State’s dining services purchases locally produced/processed meat, flour, fruits and vegetables.

The produce Conway Regional Medical Center’s cafeteria offers to visitors and staff is identified by a label that says “Arkansas Grown,” and also states where the farm is located.

There’s also the challenge of feeding several thousand of the most discerning customers on the planet.

Whatever residents want, senior-living executive chef Sam Austin tries to deliver. The trick is to truly listen.

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