grab and go

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District debuts mobile cafe

The cafe will deliver lunch to students during the summer and be used for classes and other programs when school is in session.

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Prepared meals start a new era of grab-and-go

Whether it’s to fill a need for healthy options or a convenient way for employees to grab dinner, prepared to-go meals are growing. 

Crafting intriguing new portable options could be just the thing to entice them. Here are four ways operators are thinking outside the breakfast burrito.

A number of students in Springfield Public Schools' district study remotely due to circumstances such as chronic illness, so they hired a driver to deliver meals.

Where possible, Georgetown Public Schools makes grab-and-go items reimbursable. If they are serving a fruit and milk smoothie, they let students take a granola bar.

New program has increased number of breakfasts served from 500 to 3,000 per week.

Foodservice operators are finding ways to up their customization game and meet consumers where they eat.

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

Penn State University added fueling stations in its units for its workers who need a snack. Snacks include trail mix, crackers, cookies and water.

Capitalizing on the popularity of breakfast, the nutrition department at a Colorado school district offers a tasty opportunity to late risers.

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