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UC Berkeley to launch UC Food Initiative

 Jun. 26, 2014

The UC Food Initiative plan will help expand research, outreach and curriculum for the food system.

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Café de Novo to replace Law Refectory Café

Jun. 20, 2014

Café de Novo has been announced as the replacement vendor for the space that will be left vacant by the soon-to-depart Law Refectory Café.

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Illinois school district ends Breakfast in the Classroom program

Jun. 20, 2014

Elgin Area School District U-46 has ended a program that provided additional nutritional support for students eligible for free and reduced meals.

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Napkin notes

Jun. 20, 2014

These are anonymous notes that the students write me on napkins and post to bulletin boards in the dining halls, and I respond to them twice a week. The notes run the gamut from “I want a new salad dressing” all the way to a request for mood lighting in the dining hall.

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Rich Daehn: Culinary leader

By Paul King on Jun. 16, 2014

Rich Daehn, corporate director of culinary services for Benedictine Health System (BHS), in Duluth, Minn., is definitely a think-outside-the-box kind of guy. How else would you describe a man who believed that long-term care foodservice directors could improve their operations by going to Disney World?

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University of Kentucky moves forward with outsourcing proposal

Jun. 12, 2014

The University of Kentucky is poised to sign a sweeping contract to replace its in-house dining services with those of a multinational corporation that will provide the university with tens of millions of dollars in new dining areas and several perks.

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Video motivation

By Paul King on Jun. 05, 2014

After 30 years of covering association conferences for three magazines, I’ve encountered two types of motivational speakers.

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Chartwells and Cornell release "Smarter Lunchrooms" research results

May 29, 2014

The final phase of nutrition regulations in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will go into place this July, requiring school districts to offer more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables both in school meals and outside the meal program.

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Students receive around-the-world education in new program

May 22, 2014

In October, The Nutrition Group, the food management company based in Irwin, Pa., launched a new companywide food education program called Take Nutrition Global.

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Mulling over millennials

May 10, 2014

Food and beverage product development company, CCD Innovation, has compiled findings from a recent study on Gen Y college students, which the company presented at the Research Chefs Association Annual Expo in March.

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