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Demand for specialty foods on campuses ups meal plan costs

 By FSD Staff on Mar. 18, 2016

Meal plan prices at six Minnesota universities will rise nearly 11 percent next school year as student demand for healthy, vegan and organic options grows.

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K-12 Census: Making the effort

 By Kelly Killian on Mar. 15, 2016

While the fight to address school nutrition standards and increase funding drags, school foodservice directors are struggling to hold off challenges.

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How will USDA dietary guidelines affect your menu?

By FSD Staff on Mar. 15, 2016

What is your reaction to the new USDA dietary guidelines, and how will they affect your menuing? Members of FoodService Director’s Chefs’ Council answer.

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Nearly a quarter of Cal State students are food insecure, survey says

By Bianca N. Herron on Mar. 01, 2016

The report also found that fewer than half of the university’s campuses offer programs for food-insecure students.

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Va. district to create 'hard times fund' to reduce lunch debt

By FSD Staff on Feb. 10, 2016

Students at Staunton City Schools will be able to submit a written request for meals they cannot pay for.

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How to adjust your menu for short-staffing

By FSD Staff on Feb. 08, 2016

Question:What menu adjustments are you making to deal with labor constraints?Answers from FSD's Culinary CouncilAt this particular time we are having no labor issues, although in the prior six months ...

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Analysis: Ohio colleges’ meal plan costs rising faster than tuition

By FSD Staff on Feb. 08, 2016

The price tag of a meal plan at one university has increased more than 60 percent in the last decade.

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Silicon Valley cafeteria workers look to unionize

By Bianca N. Herron on Feb. 05, 2016

Unite Here is citing high housing costs and the pay of executives as proof that it needs to represent the employees of Intel’s Guckenheimer-managed foodservice.

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Student fined $200 for taking 2nd lunch

By FSD Staff on Feb. 01, 2016

Although no further comment was given about the incident, Hayward High School officials say they allow no student to go hungry.

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Culinary Council: How to cut costs without cutting quality

By FSD Magazine on Jan. 22, 2016

Question:How are you saving on food costs without sacrificing quality?Answers from FSD's Culinary CouncilWe are piggybacking a bid this year for our frozen, dry and refrigerated foods to make it 2 per...

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