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School Nutrition Association of Illinois announces two new board members

 By FSD Staff on Jan. 14, 2016

Kim Minestra, director of nutrition services at Evanston Township High School, will serve as president.

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Ga. district revamps lunch menus using student feedback

 By FSD Staff on Jan. 14, 2016

Changes include reducing the amount of pasta served, rotating menus more often and featuring those menus on a mobile application.

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Elementary students help implement sugarcane lunch trays

By FSD Staff on Jan. 13, 2016

In an attempt to rid garbage bins of Styrofoam trays, students at Heritage Elementary found a natural alternative.

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Oklahoma cuts school funding by $47M

By FSD Staff on Jan. 13, 2016

The cuts will not impact foodservice as much as feared, the state’s department of education says.

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FSDs react to ‘sandwiches of shame’

By FSD Staff on Jan. 13, 2016

Earlier this week, Foodservice Director ran a story highlighting one Indiana district’s use of so-called “sandwiches of shame” as a tactic to reduce debt.

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‘Sandwiches of shame’ prove successful, school says

By FSD Staff on Jan. 12, 2016

Since enforcing its controversial new policy, Kokomo High School has reduced its accrued lunch debt by $20,000.

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Pennsylvania School Boards Association sues state over budget impasse

By FSD Staff on Jan. 12, 2016

The association is seeking reimbursement for the more than $1 billion in loans and interest owed by school districts.

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Wash. school district to open new central kitchen

By FSD Staff on Jan. 12, 2016

Officials at Bethel School District say the meal-prep site will help cut costs and improve efficiency.

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Use social media to introduce new concepts

Jan. 11, 2016

Each fall, the University of Oklahoma hosts a food-sampling event called Tasty Tweets to introduce freshmen to dining concepts.

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Calif. district receives USDA grant to implement farm-to-school program

By FSD Staff on Jan. 08, 2016

Officials at Plumas Unified School District say the $45,000 grant will impact more than 2,000 students.

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