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University chef adds insects to school menu

 Mar. 27, 2015

A Winnipeg university is seriously into sustainable eating, incorporating crickets and mealworms into menu items.

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Sodexo out, Bon Appétit in at Emory University

 Mar. 27, 2015

No hourly foodservice workers will lose their jobs when Bon Appetit Management Company takes over operations at Emory University. Employee benefits, food quality and sustainability were factors in the decision.

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Students outraged Aramark is serving nearly-raw pork chops and other ‘rotten’ food

Mar. 27, 2015

Students at a Canadian university have taken to social media to complain about Aramark serving undercooked meat, moldy lemons and a fly in a taco. Aramark is investigating the situation.

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2015 K-12 Census: USDA regulations continue to confound schools

By Paul King on Mar. 26, 2015

A recent survey of its members by the School Nutrition Association revealed that many operators are facing moderate to serious challenges in meeting the stricter nutritional requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Biting the hand

By Paul King on Mar. 26, 2015

It’s hypocritical to take government money and then suggest, as one school official did, that the government should not expect accountability.

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Physicians group seeks to ban fast food from hospitals

Mar. 25, 2015

The latest report from a nonprofit physicians group suggests an unhealthy relationship between fast food chains and some hospitals.

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Heinz, Kraft announce mega-merger

Mar. 25, 2015

H.J. Heinz and Kraft Foods Group have agreed to merge in a mega-deal that would create the third-largest food manufacturer in North America. The deal must be approved by shareholders and government regulators.

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Sodexo out at university; 116 workers to be laid off

Mar. 25, 2015

When the Wisconsin university replaces Sodexo with Chartwells in May, 116 employees will lose their jobs unless the new contractor hires them.

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Outsourcing one district’s solution to school meal dilemma

Mar. 25, 2015

In one New Jersey school district, a foodservice contractor has solved the problem of serving school meals that satisfy both government mandates and students’s appetites.

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District feels heat after ‘segregating’ students in cafeteria lines

Mar. 25, 2015

The district’s superintendent apologized after a high school cafeteria manager created two serving lines and barred students receiving free or reduced-price lunch from one of them.

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