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Michigan state rules might slash concession's revenue

05-15-2014 | Source: Detroit Free Press

Hot dogs, hamburgers and other cooked food may be scarce at some high school concession stands this spring as Ingham County schools and booster clubs work to meet newly enforced state rules for...

Free meals not included in NYC's school budget

05-15-2014 | Source: The Riverdale Press

Marble Hill High School sophomore Saira Majid, 15, waits until after school to eat lunch. Though her family’s income is high enough to disqualify her from the free lunch program, the $1.75 her school...

Arlington Heights High School District 214 opts out of Smart Snacks program

05-14-2014 | Source: Lake Zurich Courier

Bravo to Arlington Heights High School District 214, which last week told the federal government to take its meal subsidy and new regulations on what kids can eat at school and to go scratch.

A lesson in farming, classroom to cafeteria

05-14-2014 | Source: New York Times

Beyond a stack of hay bales, past the site of Indiana’s first soil-judging contest, high school students in this tiny eastern town stroll down a grassy slope to reach their newest classroom: a fenced...

School district to add healthier school lunches due to new partnership

05-14-2014 | Source: West Hartford News

Healthier school lunches will be on the menu starting next September, thanks, in part, to efforts of a private-public partnership.

St. John’s Hospital reveals renovated cafeteria

05-14-2014 | Source: The State Journal-Register

St. John's Hospital's newly renovated cafeteria — which opens Tuesday morning — is designed to help employees and visitors recharge their emotional batteries...

BHSU first university, third restaurant in state to earn green certification

05-13-2014 | Source: Black Hills Pioneer

Black Hills State University’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and become a “green” campus is being recognized nationally.

An inside look at working in the kitchens of Harvard University

05-13-2014 | Source: The Harvard Crimson

Most undergraduates are still asleep during the early hours of the morning when many of the Harvard University Dining Services staff begin their days preparing the meals for the College’s more than...