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The latest foodservice management practices, food-safety news and more.
Operations

Sustainability goes beyond the menu

Deputy Editor Dana Moran was impressed by how Ponce City Market's planners maintained the historic building while pursuing green certifications.

Operations

Breakfast in classroom helps reduce stomachaches, absences

Westside Elementary School officials also cited fewer visits to the school nurse after testing a two-week in-class breakfast program.

Having a chef prepare school lunches may convince students to eat more fruits and vegetables, suggests a new study.

These restaurant chains’ wins can be other foodservice operators’ gains. Here are some of the best practices used by the standouts to engage their audiences.

San Antonio Independent School District’s had its high school students sample possible food and drink options for next year’s menu.

Stanton College Preparatory School’s new “Create” station lets students customize nachos, baked potatoes and pasta bowls.

Some parents of students at Ohio-based Canton City School District are pushing for extended lunch periods.

The program not only ensures students are eating healthy, locally sourced foods, but allows them to harvest produce and learn about where it came from.

Member’s of the University of Georgia’s Speak Out for Species, an animal’s rights organization, cites animal cruelty concerns as the foremost reason for the change.

Through a partnership with the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau, the Sidney Public School District is able to serve local beef to students.

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