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Vermont governor signs universal free meals bill into law

The new law will provide free school meals to students for the next school year.

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North Carolina bill would offer universal free lunch to students

Public school students would be able to receive lunch at no cost each day.

Nutrition staff handed out 15,000 snack bundles to students over the holiday weekend.

Keep employees engaged and content on the job with these ideas from restaurant operators.

DEI was a topic of focus for many attendees of the National Restaurant Association Show, and several presenters shared their playbooks for creating an inclusive environment for employees.

School districts in the state will no longer be able to hire such agencies to recoup unpaid debts.

Keep retail concepts thriving with these insights shared by convenience-store operators during the National Restaurant Association Show.

If made law, the state would run the pilot at three school districts.

The winning dish, the “burrito verde,” will be served on district lunch menus next school year.

The 2-year grants were awarded to eight states to help them build and retain a strong school nutrition workforce.

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