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Emerging Trends: October 2013

This month, schools improve nutritional policies, tracking food poisoning through Twitter, cheese pizza most popular for college students and more.

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A Healthy Side

Vegetables, beans and legumes take center stage in better-for-you side dishes.  

This month,  USC rolls out a new mobile ordering app and current Baltimore City Public Schools lunch prices.

Memo from USDA indicates that current appropriations will tide schools over through October.

Having the option of choice is a good thing, right? Not always.

Forty-two percent of operators purchase the majority of their gluten-free products from an outside vendor, according to The Big Picture.

USDA's recent blog states that all chicken provided to schools is domestic.

FSD is looking for nominations for Under 30 honor.

While the policy is changing, the food options are remaining the same.

Healthier requirements have turned some schools off to the federal lunch program.

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