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Sodexo’s lack of healthy food, high-priced meal plans have students concerned

 Mar. 16, 2015

University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh students say Sodexo lacks healthy food alternatives and prices meal plans higher than the market standard.

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K-12 schools fight their own food insecurity battles

 By Katie Fanuko on Mar. 16, 2015

Food insecurity doesn’t only affect students at the college level. In the U.S., one in five children under the age of 18 also face food insecurity.

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Tables turned, lawmakers don’t enjoy cafeteria healthy food standards

Mar. 16, 2015

Healthy food standards imposed on the cafeteria at the Vermont Statehouse, which discourage Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, among other treats, has angered some lawmakers.

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Why are 64 percent of schools not serving local food?

Mar. 16, 2015

In USDA’s first Farm-to-School Census, 36 percent of schools reported serving local foods to students from spring 2011 through spring 2013.

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PHOTOS: A look inside Facebook’s New York cafeteria

Mar. 16, 2015

Take a look inside Facebook’s New York cafeteria. The seating is arranged like that of a school, but the food is definitely not for children – offering meat carving and kombucha stations.

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MenuDirections 2015 culinary competition

Mar. 13, 2015

Check out photos from the 2015 culinary competition, which took place at Menu Directions in Memphis, Tenn.

Steal This Idea

Let students vote on menu

Mar. 13, 2015

We had this vision of working together to create a program that would focus on student-driven research projects on different food trends in the industry, which would help us change the culture in the dining hall.

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Burger meets bagel

Mar. 13, 2015

After testing two burgers as LTOs in two stores, Bruegger’s now is rolling them out systemwide (along with other grilled lunch sandwiches) over the first quarter of 2015.

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Brunch appeal

By Kate Parham Kordsmeier on Mar. 13, 2015

According to research and consulting firm Technomic, nearly 30 percent of consumers say eating their favorite brunch foods makes a meal more appealing.

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Soup: For all seasons

By Marygrace Taylor on Mar. 13, 2015

No matter the weather, fresh, flavorful soups and stews are menu staples.

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