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Community’s newest eatery inside hospital

 Mar. 17, 2015

The newest community dining experience is Café 1007 at Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, offering fine dining, healthful dishes and a full-service salad bar.

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K-12 schools fight their own food insecurity battles

 By Katie Fanuko on Mar. 16, 2015

Food insecurity doesn’t only affect students at the college level. In the U.S., one in five children under the age of 18 also face food insecurity.

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Sodexo’s lack of healthy food, high-priced meal plans have students concerned

Mar. 16, 2015

University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh students say Sodexo lacks healthy food alternatives and prices meal plans higher than the market standard.

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Tables turned, lawmakers don’t enjoy cafeteria healthy food standards

Mar. 16, 2015

Healthy food standards imposed on the cafeteria at the Vermont Statehouse, which discourage Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, among other treats, has angered some lawmakers.

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Why are 64 percent of schools not serving local food?

Mar. 16, 2015

In USDA’s first Farm-to-School Census, 36 percent of schools reported serving local foods to students from spring 2011 through spring 2013.

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PHOTOS: A look inside Facebook’s New York cafeteria

Mar. 16, 2015

Take a look inside Facebook’s New York cafeteria. The seating is arranged like that of a school, but the food is definitely not for children – offering meat carving and kombucha stations.

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Study: Consumers willing to spend more for GMO potatoes

Mar. 13, 2015

New research out of Iowa State University shows consumers were willing to spend more for genetically modified potatoes containing reduced amounts of carcinogens.

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School board approves ban on nuts

Mar. 13, 2015

School district policy would apply even to “food-free” zones in all schools, but may undergo revisions.

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New vs. used

Mar. 13, 2015

The purchase of refrigeration, warewashers and prep and cooking equipment takes a sizable chunk out of the budget when opening or remodeling a restaurant. The conundrum facing operators is whether to go with new, used or both.

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Hospital worker steals credit card numbers from food court, charges over $1,000

Mar. 13, 2015

A hospital worker has been accused of making fraudulent purchases using credit card numbers obtained from the food court of a Wisconsin hospital.

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