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Operations

School district hosts farmers markets to encourage healthy eating

The junior markets will allow students to purchase fresh produce using “nutrition education dollars.”

Operations

C&U Census 2018: What college and university operators are tackling now

Always trend-setting, innovating and testing the limits of their menus, college and university foodservice operators continue to grapple with changing tastes, demographics and expectations. Here's how they're doing it.

When it comes to the procurement of animal protein, FSDs rely on diner expectations to guide them.

Foodservice operators are ramping up sustainability efforts in 2018—and coming up with more culinary-focused solutions.

Through the Community Eligibility Provision, PSUSD students will receive breakfast and lunch free of charge.

The new space has a more open concept with fresh, made-to-order options.

Composting food scraps has been a big part of the sustainability mission in non-commercial operations. But forward-thinking chefs are now going one step further, embracing nose-to-tail cooking, turning food trim into dog biscuits and upcycling scraps into soups, pasta sauces and salads.

Some school districts are expanding the Community Eligibility Provision, while others are scaling back.

The dining team at Marshall University partnered with the school’s Office of Sustainability to purchase a cabinet from which it can source fresh herbs and microgreens.

The city will spend $1 million on a pilot program offering the meals.

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