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N.Y. district finds unpaid lunch bills extraordinarily high this year

 Nov. 18, 2014

The Potsdam Central school district is trying to determine how it can collect $5,000 from parents who ignore the charges rung up by their children.

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Cafeteria workers join demonstration demanding higher wages

 Nov. 18, 2014

Foodservice workers belonging to the Service Employers Union International protested their current financial arrangements with the school district of Newark, N.J.

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Study finds few schools voluntarily met federal lunch standards

Nov. 18, 2014

But those that did embrace what was later mandated for schools participating in the federal lunch program did affect obesity rates, the data show. The findings are taken by some proponents as proving the need for mandated standards.

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Uproar over Galveston campus’ food leads to sit down with contract manager

Nov. 18, 2014

Students at the Texas A&M campus complained so bitterly about the food that Chartwells dispatched a representative for what a local radio station called “crisis talks.” The contractor agreed to add more fruit and higher quality options.

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Research confirms gap between taking, eating healthy school fare

Nov. 17, 2014

The study found that lean meats or fruits on the lunch tray don’t always end up in the taker’s mouth.

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Florida introduces students to veggies at produce show

Nov. 17, 2014

The state Department of Agriculture used the same sort of trade-show format that suppliers might use to interest foodservice operators in a product.

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School tries Happy Meal-type prize to promote healthy eating

Nov. 17, 2014

At a Cincinnati elementary school, children who order and eat a better-for-you “power plate” are rewarded with a small prize like the one they might get in a McDonald’s meal.

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Students weigh in to keep UMass’ Real Food on track

Nov. 17, 2014

A fall 2013 initiative to raise the university’s use of sustainable food to 20 percent by 2020 was discussed at a follow-up Real Food Town Hall Meeting organized and attended by students.

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California orders schools to spend more on lunch

Nov. 14, 2014

The state Department of Education has directed 68 schools to spend all of the funds that have been provided by the state and federal agencies.

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Denny’s to develop new college format

Nov. 13, 2014

The Denny’s family restaurant chain plans to expand its presence on college campuses by opening more units of a fast-casual variation called The Den, patterned after the outlet that opened at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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