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Benita Gingerella

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Benita Gingerella

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Campus-harvested honey sweetens the menu at Michigan State

Locally Sourced: MSU Culinary Services has begun incorporating honey harvested on campus in its menus, including in the vinaigrette for its Spring Vegetable Grain Bowl.

Workforce

It takes a village: How Madison Metropolitan Schools was able to successfully pilot scratch-made meals

Staff training and partnering with school leaders was essential to making the program’s launch go smoothly.

Technology & Equipment

OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital launches automated to-go market

The market offers a selection of to-go sandwiches, salads, drinks and more. Staff will have 24-hour access to the space.

Design

The University of Florida's latest eatery is bringing restaurant-quality meals to campus

Cravings Campus Kitchen offers students a selection of made-to-order, customizable dishes.

Operations

Farmington High School nutrition team leans into customization craze with latest concept

Make-Your-Own offers students a weekly themed lunch option that is built around customization.

Menu

Federal bill would establish committee to address school meal debt

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Biden’s proposed FY 2025 budget includes funding for expanding free school meal access and a California bill would ban certain additives in school menu items.

Operations

NYC Health celebrates milestone of serving over 1.2 million plant-based meals

During the first full calendar year of the health system’s plant-based meals program, it saw a 36% reduction in carbon emissions and a cost savings of 59 cents per meal.

Operations

Northwestern State University brings live music to dining hall

The Sodexo dining team recently launched Soundbites, a monthly live music series inside the school’s Iberville Dining Hall.

Operations

Sodexo doubles down on plant-based offerings at college campuses

The foodservice provider’s DefaultVeg initiative is launching at nearly 400 college campuses.

Operations

San Francisco State University takes a bite out of hunger with new food donation program

Food insecure students on campus will now be able to receive weekly food donations from the dining team.

Operations

White House announces nearly $1.7 billion in commitments to address hunger and diet-related diseases

A handful of stakeholders receiving the funds are healthcare operations.

Sustainability

The University of Texas makes half of its meals plant-based

The school partnered with the Humane Society of the United States to increase its plant-based offerings.

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