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School cafeteria environment can influence dining, study suggests

 Dec. 02, 2014

A new study suggests that, by changing the lunch environment, schools can encourage kids to make better choices without even changing their menus.

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Md. vows to stick with college meal-plan requirements, despite N.J.’s lead

 Dec. 02, 2014

While a recent New Jersey bill will abolish any college prepaid meal plans in the state, officials at this Maryland university said they don't plan on making similar changes.

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School finds composting to be worth the mess

Dec. 01, 2014

The mess is a small price to pay for a program that officials hope will keep thousands of pounds of food waste away from the landfill, and instill in children lifelong habits.

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Push for fresher food brings rodent problem to San Francisco schools

Dec. 01, 2014

The San Francisco Unified School District's new fresh-food program has been giving schools a stomachache, as a lack of refrigerators has put the brakes on plans to expand the program.

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Dropping out of federal lunch program raises sales at Chicago schools

Dec. 01, 2014

More students are eating the school lunches at the northwest suburban school district that revamped its food service program after rejecting a federal subsidy this year.

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USDA doubles purchase of surplus cranberries

Dec. 01, 2014

As Americans break out the cranberries for Thanksgiving dinners, the federal government is taking steps to put more of the tart fruit in food pantries and school lunches.

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More food pantries popping up on college campuses

Dec. 01, 2014

A growing number of U.S. college students is turning to food pantries for meals. At least 100 pantries have opened across the country in the past 6 years.

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Sunflowers a sustainable business at Wisconsin university

Nov. 26, 2014

A sunflower project at UW-Platteville is preparing to bottle its second batch of organic food-grade oil, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.

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Intel changes foodservice contractors

Nov. 25, 2014

The Unite Here union called for Intel Corp. to protect the jobs of cafeteria workers who may be impacted by a change in catering companies running the facility.

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University of Chicago receives gluten-free accreditation

Nov. 25, 2014

The University of Chicago has received certification from GFFS Accreditation Program for its medical center and campus food service operations.

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