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FoodService Director is working to track the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on the foodservice industry. See below for the latest updates, and to connect with other operators during this time, join the private Facebook group Coronavirus in the Food & Beverage Industry.

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What do customers need to feel comfortable with dining in again?

 By Heather Lalley on May 01, 2020

New Technomic data reveals that outward displays of increased sanitation are important for building consumer trust.

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Urban School Food Alliance partners with organizations to launch funding program for school meals

By Benita Gingerella on May 01, 2020

The Alliance has partnered with No Kid Hungry and the Rockefeller Foundation to create the Student Emergency Food Access Fund.

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Filling the food gap

By Benita Gingerella on Apr. 30, 2020

Feed the Need is helping Florida school districts expand their grab-and-go meal programs to include children and families who sometimes fall through the cracks.

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5 silver linings that happened this week

By Benita Gingerella on Apr. 30, 2020

As part of a new series, FSD is highlighting some of the feel-good stories to come out of noncommercial operations during these trying times.

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How foodservice operators can stay engaged while staying at home

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 29, 2020

A B&I chef shares his creative ideas for connecting with his community and peers, and reopening for business.

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Will employees show up after President Trump orders meat plants to stay open?

By Kat Martin on Apr. 29, 2020

Invoking the Defense Production Act, the president signed an executive order to keep meat processing facilities open during the pandemic.

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College dining team, YMCA partner to prep meals for K-12 students

By FSD Staff on Apr. 29, 2020

University of Memphis staff have made upwards of 173,000 boxed lunches for Shelby County Schools since late March.

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‘Essential Workers Bill of Rights’ could be component of next federal relief package

By Greg Lindenberg on Apr. 29, 2020

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ro Khanna urge Congress to offer protections for front-line employees, including foodservice workers.

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Bill introduced to expand restaurant access to SNAP recipients

By Benita Gingerella on Apr. 29, 2020

The bill would allow all SNAP recipients to use their benefits at participating restaurants during emergencies such as COVID-19.

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How the retail meat shortage will reverberate in foodservice

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 28, 2020

Plant closings and consumer hoarding are snarling the meat supply chain in grocery stores. Should foodservice spots be worried?

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