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Fruit expected to grow at breakfast

 Dec. 12, 2012

If you’re looking to freshen up your breakfast menu, try adding fruit (fresh or prepackaged), yogurt/parfaits or cold cereal/cereal bars.

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Cooking breakfast from scratch

Dec. 12, 2012

Demand for freshness is spurring foodservices of all types to consider more scratch cooking in the morning, but school cafeterias are finding that quest tougher to pursue when they start serving breakfast in the classroom.

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International Line

Dec. 12, 2012

Our high school has about 60 languages spoken and is populated by students from dozens of countries. We started an international service line that incorporates cuisines from some of the countries that our students are from. The country or region of the wo

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The average school foodservice employee

Dec. 12, 2012

Schools and colleges are significantly more likely than other segments to have unionized employees. These two segments are also significantly more likely than other markets to have higher-than-average part-time foodservice employees.

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District under fire for volunteer-run lunch program

Dec. 10, 2012

State fights against program run by PTA.

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Students find road to foam-free cafeterias difficult

Dec. 10, 2012

Districts have the will but often not the way.

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Meal regs get spotlight with Showcase of Chefs

Dec. 10, 2012

Showcase was designed so all schools could replicate recipes.

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USDA eliminates grain, protein maximums for school meals

Dec. 10, 2012

The USDA has eliminated weekly grain and protein maximums for school lunches.

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40 Alaska schools take part in Farm to School Challenge

Dec. 10, 2012

Challenge ran in October as part of National Farm to School Month.

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Few non-commercial operations grow produce on site

Dec. 09, 2012

Only 5% of operators have an on-site garden or farm for which the foodservice team is responsible. Most operators say they don’t have an on-site garden/farm and have no plans to start one.

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