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Student organization drafts petition to change campus dining

A student union at George Washington University wants to create sustainable and healthier food options, lower food prices and improve conditions for foodservice workers.

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Demand for USDA Farm-to-School grant overpasses budget

More than 1,000 applications were received for the USDA’s Farm to School Grant Program, which would have totaled more than $78M in grant funding. The problem was, the USDA only had $5M to give.

A few months back, we learned that a growing number of foodservice professionals are worried about the work ethic of their current employees.

Sodexo will be hiring university students to fill 64 dining services positons when a new building, with new dining opportunities, opens.

Foodservice workers at a Vermont high school want to get out of a union, which they say, is taking away their benefits.

Here’s an education guide to teach students, at all grade levels, how not to waste the food they take during school lunch.

The new No Hungry Kids act, currently before Congress, would address schools' complaints that some students need more calories than others.

A Sodexo supervisor says utensil theft is driving costs and hampering the dining atmosphere at his university.

Some hospitals even offer a “McDelivery” program, allowing patients to order McDonald’s to their room, despite a physicians group's objection to unhealthful foods in hospitals.

The Kansas City Health Department had cited foodservice provider Aramark for safety violations in 2014, when inspectors found moldy food at concession stands during baseball playoff games.

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