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Yale’s Fall Fest showcases worldly cuisines

 Oct. 01, 2014

With music blasting, flags waving and food for sampling, the University came together Sunday to celebrate the start of fall.

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Congress bans polystyrene in cafeterias

 Oct. 01, 2014

Congress will join a number of US cities that have imposed restrictions on polystyrene, a widely used plastic known best as Styrofoam.

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Smart Snacks presents challenges for schools, vendors

Oct. 01, 2014

Northwestern students used to look forward to lunch every Thursday, when restaurant-style fried chicken and French fries would be served.

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Fairfield University increases options, dining hours

Oct. 01, 2014

Students’ hunger for change in Fairfield’s dining services seems to have been fed by Sodexo’s updated dining options implemented at the start of this semester.

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Dining services looking for solution to cool down kitchen

Oct. 01, 2014

After some attempts to lower the high temperature in the kitchen of John Jay Dining Hall last semester, Columbia Dining is still searching for a permanent fix to the ongoing heat problem.

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First Lady to kids: “Don’t be mad” about healthier school lunches

Sep. 30, 2014

First lady Michelle Obama said it was "natural" that kids are "grumbling" over new requirements for schools to fill vending machines and lunch lines with healthier food, but that it would not deter her from improving child nutrition.

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Kauai changes policy regarding negative lunch balances

Sep. 30, 2014

The Kauai County Council has unanimously passed a resolution urging state officials, parents and guardians to prevent students from going hungry at schools

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Prices higher at on-campus franchises

Sep. 30, 2014

If a student buys a Chick-fil-A sandwich combo at the Ferguson Center for lunch every school day for a semester, they will spend around $140 more than if they had purchased the same meal at an off-campus location.

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School meal rules to triple costs next fiscal year

Sep. 30, 2014

According to the USDA, new school meal standards will force school districts and states to absorb $1.22 billion in new food, labor and administrative costs in fiscal year 2015.

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Pizza box composting a success at NC State

Sep. 29, 2014

Since its implementation this spring, the Pizza Box Composting Project created by NC State Waste Reduction and Recycling has composted about 3,789 pizza boxes to date and shows no signs of slowing down, according to Lauren McKinnis, the outreach coordinator for NC State Waste Reduction and Recycling.

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