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Calif. school foodservice workers learn marketing

 Aug. 24, 2015

Cafeteria staff at Palm Springs Unified School District underwent training on the “Smarter Lunchrooms Movement,” which included ideas on how to market serving lines to increase student participation.

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Cafeteria finger scanning raises concerns

 Aug. 24, 2015

Some parents are worried about what might happen if the new finger-scanning pay system at Mount Tabor Elementary School gets hacked and student data is stolen.

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First all-organic public school cafeteria opens in Calif.

Aug. 21, 2015

Students in the Sausalito Marin City School District will be the first in the nation to go 100 percent organic when school begins this year.

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Cafeteria workers remain district employees despite Chartwells contract

Aug. 21, 2015

Two dozen full- and part-time kitchen and cafeteria workers throughout the Somerset and Somerset Berkley Regional school districts will remain district employees rather than have their positions outsourced to new foodservice provider Chartwells.

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California school district beefs up lunch menu

Aug. 20, 2015

This fall, new beef dishes—a taco and beef chili—are part of Oakland Unified School District’s “California Thursdays” school lunch initiative, a statewide program with the goal of bringing locally sourced food to participating schools weekly.

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School district rolls out new menu items

Aug. 20, 2015

Chefs for Wichita USD 259 spent months planning dozens of new breakfast and lunch menu items for the upcoming school year, including veggie alfredo, twisted cheese breadsticks and teriyaki chicken noodle bowls.

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Nine out 10 Americans want to keep school meals healthy, survey finds

By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 18, 2015

U.S. citizens overwhelmingly support strong nutrition standards and believe school meals are healthier and on the right track because of them, according to the new survey funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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Researchers: ‘Happy Meal effect’ helps portion control

Aug. 18, 2015

A soon-to-be-published study shows that students may choose a smaller portion if coupled with a modest prize.

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Senator calls for school nutrition programs to be renewed, expanded

Aug. 18, 2015

U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) pledged her support of child nutrition at a local rally, announcing bipartisan legislation to expand the USDA Summer Food Service Program.

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Dallas Independent School District FSD to retire

Aug. 17, 2015

Dora Rivas, whose work in Dallas ISD’s foodservice department garnered White House attention, is retiring effective Aug 31.

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