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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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Five Star Senior Living wins award for celebrity chef program

 By Bianca N. Herron on May 20, 2015

The national senior living provider received a Best of the Best Award from the Assisted Living Federation of America for its celebrity chef program.

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USDA defends the National School Lunch Program

May 20, 2015

The government has responded to social-media criticisms of the federal school lunch program championed by Michelle Obama.

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Hospital FSD shares lessons from a rebuild

By Katie Fanuko on May 19, 2015

Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital’s Thomas Thaman learned the importance of communicating a foodservice department’s needs while working with consultants.

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Healthy recipe contest

May 18, 2015

For National Nutrition Month, we ran a healthy salad recipe contest, asking students to submit their favorite salad recipe according to set healthy criteria.

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School district seeks free lunch for all

May 14, 2015

Leaders of the Rockford, Illinois, district plan to apply for a new USDA program called Community Eligibility Provision, which would allow the district to feed all of its students for free based on the reimbursement it would receive on qualifying students.

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Community organizations play a key role in Georgia schools districts’ summer meals

May 14, 2015

Some Georgia school districts plan to partner with community organizations to provide summer meals to students who rely on school lunch. Meals will be served via a “lunch bus” that stops at community centers, local churches and other locations.

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New York university cafeteria prices are too high

May 14, 2015

New School students say food prices at the University Center’s cafeteria are too high. For some, it means going hungry; others say it may explain why some students resort to stealing.

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50 U.S. colleges with the best food

May 13, 2015

Niche rounded up data from students and colleges around the U.S., rating their schools in quality of both on- and off-campus dining options.

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Despite drought, San Diego Unified grows local sourcing program

By Katie Fanuko on May 13, 2015

San Diego Unified School District’s produce procurer discusses the importance of communication and staying nimble while overseeing the district’s local sourcing initiative.

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