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Classify Greek yogurt as protein, lawmakers urge USDA

 Jan. 21, 2013

Coalition from N.Y., Idaho argue change could help school foodservice

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Maryland governor pushes for more finding for school breakfast program

 Jan. 21, 2013

$1.8 million could help expand program to 130 more needy schools, O'Malley says

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Alliance between major districts hopes to create national food standard

Jan. 17, 2013

L.A., New York, Chicago and Miami among districts fighting for healthier meals..

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More breakfast being served in Oregon schools

Jan. 17, 2013

Last year, Oregon increased number of students eating breakfast by 5%

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D.C. Public Schools director fired after clash over school meals costs

Jan. 15, 2013

Jeff Mills, director of foodservice for D.C. Public Schools, has been removed from his position, according to D.C.-based blog the DCist.

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Cost, student acceptance most challenging of new school regs, says study

Jan. 14, 2013

Food costs have increased, participation has decreased under new meal regs, according to School Nutrition Association.

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Panel enlists chancellor to resist NYC school lunch price increase

Jan. 14, 2013

Fighting against a 67% increase in the price of school lunches.

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Wellness programs

Jan. 12, 2013

The same percentage of operators—70%— have an employee wellness program as those who offer a customer wellness program. Long-term care/senior living operators were the least likely to offer both types of services; 53% don’t have an employee wellness program while 50% do not offer the service for customers.

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Farmers’ markets not prevalent in non-commercial facilities

Jan. 12, 2013

The majority of non-commercial foodservice establishments do not have farmers’ markets on their campuses. Schools and LTC/senior living were the least likely segment to have farmers’ markets.

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Charles Anderson: Mission Accomplished

By Paul King on Jan. 10, 2013

In the mid-2000s, the foodservice program for the Clark County School District in Nevada was losing millions of dollars annually. By 2007, CCSD’s CFO, Jeff Weiler, had had enough. To try to stop the bleeding, Weiler turned to a seemingly unlikely &l

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