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Foodservice workers get training in the art of preparing foods from scratch

 Apr. 22, 2014

Whether cooking for a family of four or feeding a cafeteria full of hungry students, one food specialist says all one really needs are a good knife, a sheet pan and an oven.

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Sustainability initiatives

 Apr. 21, 2014

Recycling and waste reduction are the two sustainability initiatives that operators use. Nearly every college recycles (95%), making it the segment that employs this tactic the most. Nursing homes/long-term care and senior living are the most likely segments to not employ any of these environmentally friendly programs, at 14%.

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USDA to test adding canned, frozen produce in federal school snack program

Apr. 21, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is moving ahead with a new pilot program to test the impact of opening up the popular school fruit and vegetable program to canned, frozen or dried fruits and vegetables.

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Some Illinois high school students forgo lunch for additional classes

Apr. 17, 2014

Forget Taco Tuesday and Fish Stick Friday. Some high school students are skipping lunch period to pack in something else – another academic class.

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Chocolate milk ban backfires in school, study says

Apr. 17, 2014

In an effort to combat childhood obesity, government agencies have started to crack down on foods that the students of our nation consume.

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April 2014: Recipes

Apr. 16, 2014

Click through a Snapshots of all the recipes for the April 2014 issue. This month features seafood and pasta dishes.

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Boulder Valley School District gets mixed results on parent survey

Apr. 14, 2014

The Boulder Valley School District recently asked parents for feedback to help with formulating next year's school lunch menu, getting mixed results from online surveys.

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District drops out of fed. lunch program over competitive food regs

Apr. 14, 2014

When the bell for Monticello High School's first lunch period rings, freshman Blakley Nesselrodt heads to "the snack bar" in the cafeteria.

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Report: State agency ill-equipped to spot school district foodservice fraud

Apr. 14, 2014

Recent mismanagement issues with the nutrition services departments of two San Bernardino County school districts, Colton Joint Unified and Rialto Unified, are among a series of similar problems in California made worse by “overmatched” state investigators facing what could be a flood of such cases, according to a report prepared last year for the state Senate.

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Farmington school privatization of food services ruled unlawful

Apr. 11, 2014

The Public Employee Labor Relations Board has ruled the Farmington Schools District has violated New Hampshire labor laws when they outsourced and privatized food services in the district.

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