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Students resist healthy menus in Maryland

 Dec. 20, 2012

Snack line is most popular after meal reg changes.

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Seeing the whole story

 By Paul King on Dec. 17, 2012

There was an interesting story in the New York Daily News last Saturday about a woman in a suburban St. Louis school district who was fired from her job as a cafeteria worker because she was caught giving away free lunches to a child she deemed to be needy.

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Alaska schools highlight local menu items

Dec. 17, 2012

Local program funded by state grant.

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Nutrition education added to the menu for LAUSD

Dec. 17, 2012

Board of Education approved resolution to include education as part of lunchtime.

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Retail snapshot

Dec. 13, 2012

Operators predict growth in Mexican/Latin American, coffee and healthy retail items in the next two years.

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Operations, especially on college campuses, add gluten-free menu options

Dec. 13, 2012

When Michele Wilbur, R.D., joined the staff of Cornell Dining four years ago, gluten-free options were something specially prepared for the rare student who’d been diagnosed with celiac disease.

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Cookbook raises money for school nutrition

Dec. 13, 2012

Hernando County School Nutrition Association also provides scholarships to culinary students.

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Fruit, healthy proteins to increase in next two years

Dec. 13, 2012

Fruit, healthy proteins and yogurts/parfaits are on the rise for breakfast menus in the next two years, according to research from The Big Picture. For most operators, the predicted increase in these categories is due to providing healthier options for customers.

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The average foodservice employee

Dec. 13, 2012

The average foodservice employee in the non-commercial industry is female, Caucasian (non-Hispanic) and isn't unionized. Our employee profile also looks at specialized staffing, age breakdowns and full versus part-time staff.

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Younger employees lack work ethic, operators say

Dec. 13, 2012

Turnover has remade the six-person custodial staff that cleans Hallmark’s employee dining facilities in Kansas City, Mo., leaving Corporate Services Manager Christine Rankin with a team she regards as ideal. “To a person, they’re fabulous,” she says, pausing, “and they’re all middle-aged.”

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