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Bill allowing whole milk in schools passes U.S. House

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 14, 2023

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 330-99.

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East Mississippi Community College dining team celebrates first generation college students

 By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 14, 2023

The Sodexo dining team participated in the school’s First Generation College Students Week last month.

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Cookie decorating event at Texas Christian University brings holiday spirit to the semester end

By Reyna Estrada on Dec. 13, 2023

Dining services at Texas Christian University held a gingerbread cookie decorating event where students were invited to decorate and enjoy as many cookies as they wanted.

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Belmont University brings local restaurant pop-ups to campus

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 13, 2023

The pop-ups are part of a new initiative launched by the the school’s foodservice provider, Sodexo.

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Chef Ann Foundation’s PLANTS grant looks to strengthen local school food system

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 11, 2023

The program will award $500,000 and $600,000 in grants to eight projects that seek to transform their local supply chain to bring local scratch-made meals to schools.

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How Madison Metropolitan School District is making the leap into scratch-made meals

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 08, 2023

The district will be experimenting with meals made from scratch early next year as part of a pilot program.

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USDA and FRAC award grant funding to improve federal child nutrition program access

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 05, 2023

Five organizations will collectively receive $1.1 million in grant money to research barriers to federal child nutrition program participation and identify ways to increase access.

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Wisconsin bill would provide additional state funding to schools who offer universal free meals

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 05, 2023

Under SB 720, public and private schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast and serve students free breakfast and lunch each day would be eligible to receive additional funding from the state. 

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How Chartwells K12 uses a dedicated crop program to grow its farm-to-school efforts

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 04, 2023

The foodservice provider works with over 10 local farms who dedicate a portion of their land to grow crops just for Chartwells K12 schools in New England.

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Where college dining is headed in 2024 and beyond

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 04, 2023

Robert Nelson, President and CEO of NACUFS, delves into the data to make some research-based predictions.

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