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Hart School District hires new foodservice director

Beginning July 1, Kristina Babinski will replace LeeAnne Frame as the foodservice director for the Hart School District in Santa Clarita, Calif.

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Minneapolis Public Schools amp up cafeteria menus

Minneapolis Public Schools recently asked Steven Brown of Tilia to join their True Food Chef Council.

School foodservice programs can continue serving enriched pastas after USDA backtracks on element of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

In the next couple of years, breakfast cereal food prices will increase due to impacts of climate change.

Widespread dysfunction in the Boston school system’s food service program is leading to millions of dollars in losses each year and creating an apparent “hostile work environment” for employees, according to an external review obtained by the Globe.

Several non-commercial foodservice operators were honored this weekend at the 2014 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago.

Washington County Public Schools’ students can expect to see dishes featuring fresh roasted chicken with an herb dry rub next school year.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made it clear Friday that he opposes banning chocolate milk from schools, but to prevent the move he might be forced to veto an education bill that many state and local school officials want.

Plans to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students at Barre City Elementary and Middle School starting in the fall have hit a snag because of one of the requirements for participating in the federally subsidized “community eligibility” program.

Hot dogs, hamburgers and other cooked food may be scarce at some high school concession stands this spring as Ingham County schools and booster clubs work to meet newly enforced state rules for safely selling food.

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