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In-class breakfast helps reduce behavioral issues

 By FSD Staff on Nov. 06, 2015

Perrymont Elementary School officials say disciplinary referrals have dropped 32 percent since the launch of an in-class breakfast program.

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10 surprising trends for noncommercial from the NRA’s 2016 What’s Hot list

 By Kelly Killian on Nov. 05, 2015

There are a handful of hidden surprises in NRA's 2016 What's Hot list for noncommercial operators among the 192 food, beverage and prep trends.

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High school’s on-campus garden yields food for school meals

By FSD Staff on Nov. 04, 2015

Students at East Peoria Community High School are growing fruits and vegetables to be served during lunch.

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Pay employees to pick up new skills

Nov. 02, 2015

During our two weeks of training in May, we let people do things away from their job scope, [such as] learning to be a bartender or learning cake design.

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Physicians’ group asks for processed meats to be pulled from schools

By Bianca N. Herron on Oct. 30, 2015

A health advocacy group has petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop allowing processed meats to be served to children through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs.The Physici...

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NSLP reauthorization bill almost complete

By Bianca N. Herron on Oct. 29, 2015

Leaders from the Senate Agriculture Committee are nearly finished with a legislative measure that would adjust controversial school-meal rules.

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N.Y. district partners with food bank for new program

By FSD Staff on Oct. 29, 2015

The BackPack Program provides at-risk students with food for school vacations and weekends.

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S.D. district sees breakfast participation increase 126%

By FSD Staff on Oct. 28, 2015

Brandon Valley School District serves breakfast before school and offers a second option less than one hour into the day.

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USDA sees upswing in CEP participation

By Bianca N. Herron on Oct. 28, 2015

Participation in the federal Community Eligibility Provision—which allows schools to serve free meals to all students regardless of income—rose by 20 percent this year, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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N.C. students taste test locally grown foods

By FSD Staff on Oct. 28, 2015

Morganton Day School officials said they want to expose students to foods they may not have had before and increase their food nutrition and sourcing knowledge.

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