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Operations

Healthcare campus to add public market

The market would include healthy food vendors as well as teaching kitchens and exercise classes.

Operations

Cafeteria renovations boost lunch participation

Participation jumped 29% at a district’s middle schools after food stations and an expanded menu were added.

The invitation was part of an effort to expose students to different foods.

As with the school’s garden, produce from the organic orchard will eventually be used for meals served in the cafeteria.

After fielding more student requests for increased vegetarian options, the university is replacing an on-campus bistro with a grill serving made-to-order plant-based dishes.

The elementary schoolers are working with foodservice staff to craft a nutritious meal for all 6,800 students in their district.

The truck, which will travel through the district four days a week, recently took a test run.

Chefs developed vegetarian, vegan and allergen-free dishes now being considered as campus offerings.

Bellevue School District in King County, Wash., has reduced the instances of life-threatening allergic reactions by 94% since 2013. The success stems from communication.

The competition, sanctioned by the American Culinary Federation, also gives the school a platform to promote its dining services.

Nearly 180 meals were served throughout the district on Tuesday.

If enough of the lunches are sold during a trial run, organic meals will become a permanent weekly fixture.

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