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Aramark awarded Yosemite concession for $2 billion

 By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 18, 2015

Under the new 15-year contract, the foodservice provider will manage Yosemite’s hospitality programs, which include food and beverage, lodging, retail, and recreational and transportation services.

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Program supports school meals made by fine-dining chefs

 Jun. 17, 2015

Nonprofit Wellness in the Schools reallocates lunch budgets for 60 New York City public schools to recipes developed by Chef Bill Telepan and his staff.

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FDA to phase in trans-fat ban

By Kelsey Squire on Jun. 17, 2015

The FDA announced Tuesday that manufacturers will have three years to rid their products of partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source of trans fats.

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GOP renews push to relax school-lunch rules

Jun. 17, 2015

Congressional Republicans are renewing their fight to roll back first lady Michelle Obama’s prized nutrition standards for school meal programs.

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UW-L changing foodservice provider for 2nd time in 3 years

Jun. 17, 2015

Nearly all laid-off Sodexo employees were re-hired by Chartwells, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s new provider, saving the school about $500,000.

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How Trader Joe’s founder uses ‘fresh’ and ‘local’ to sell recovered food

By Kelly Killian on Jun. 16, 2015

Daily Table,the brainchild of Trader Joe’s founder Doug Rauch, is a not-for-profit, one-unit operation using excess food to bring affordable healthy produce to the food insecure.

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Baby boomers seek new style of retirement community dining

Jun. 16, 2015

The generation isn’t looking to have three square meals in a main room, but instead, prefers a “country club approach,” enabling them to choose where to dine.

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American Heart Association petitions to keep school meal rules

Jun. 16, 2015

The health group is fighting back against special interest groups that are lobbying Congress to roll back requirements of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

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Syracuse Chef of the Year award goes to former college, hospital chef

Jun. 16, 2015

Tom Kiernan spent much of his professional cooking career at institutions like colleges and hospitals. He's heard the jokes, especially about hospital food.

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Hospital launches healthy beverage initiative

By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 16, 2015

San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center will no longer sell or provide any sugar-sweetened beverages on campus, but offer healthier drinks.

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