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Making dough at Murray State

 Mar. 25, 2014

The dining services team at Murray State University, in Kentucky, wanted to create a better tasting pie, so the team decided the best way to accomplish this was by making its own dough in house.

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Give them guest meals

 Mar. 17, 2014

When the federal sequester cost Lutheran Social Services to lose funding, we were afraid we were going to lose seniors who would normally come to our site for lunch.

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Jennings Center’s personal approach to savings

Mar. 11, 2014

Michael Mills, foodservice director for the Jennings Center has found a way to save his department money while satisfying the desires of residents under the facility’s recently adopted person-centered care model.

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Off-campus restaurants say taking dining dollars not worthwhile

Mar. 10, 2014

Dining dollars have proven to be beneficial for some businesses and harmful for others.

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School meals’ image problem

By Becky Schilling on Feb. 24, 2014

It’s a wrap on day one of MenuDirections 2014. Conferences are always a great place to network and meet new people. It’s also great for sharing your successes—and struggles—and getting some valuable advice from fellow directors.

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Mass. schools racked up over $78K in unpaid lunch bills

Feb. 20, 2014

At Gloucester High School, lunch costs $3.50 a day. At O’Maley Innovation Middle School, it costs $3.40. And at the elementary level, it costs $2.90.

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Controlling costs

Feb. 19, 2014

Schools say their costs for fresh fruits and vegetables have increased the most in the past two years (76% and 79%, respectively). Only 22% of schools indicated that their beef costs have increased, while the remainder of the non-commercial market chose beef (70%) as the product registering their highest cost increase.

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District considers National School Lunch Program for reimbursement

Feb. 10, 2014

The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board will consider participating in the National School Lunch Program to get reimbursed for the free lunches the district provides some students.

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January Emerging Trends

Jan. 13, 2014

This month: 10 trends for 2014, FDA curbs antibiotics in livestock, laptops nixed in Michigan cafeterias and more.

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District cuts costs by reducing waste

By Becky Schilling on Dec. 11, 2013

One school district has found a way to make green by going green.

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