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Idaho schools should see more local produce on menus

 Sep. 26, 2014

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture will use a $18,000 federal grant to conduct four events around the state designed to increase the amount of local food being included in school menus.

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University starts iPad tableside ordering

 Sep. 26, 2014

First Stop, the all-day breakfast restaurant at MapleStreet Station and in the West Lobby of Harris Dining Hall, is the only dining facility on campus that has students order and pay on iPads.

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University of Maryland starts Chef’s Features, sees participation increase

Sep. 25, 2014

Dining Services introduced 40 new dishes this semester, following an increase in Chef’s Feature sales over the past couple of years.

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Food, drink companies agree to restrictions on how they target kids

Sep. 25, 2014

CEOs from some of the world's leading food and non-alcoholic beverage companies, plus members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA), have unveiled enhanced global commitments in the field of food and non-alcoholic beverage marketing to children.

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Massachusetts hospital starts weekly snack bar

Sep. 25, 2014

Noble Hospital is giving its employees a new kind of sugar rush to battle the mid-afternoon doldrums with a snack bar that provides alternatives to soda and candy machines.

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Yale dining services employees cite safety concerns over move to central production facility

Sep. 25, 2014

As Yale Dining workers and University administrators discuss concerns about the relocation of certain dining services to the new Culinary Support Center, some dining employees are also expressing unease about their chances of being injured on the job.

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America may have the worst hunger problem of any rich nation

Sep. 25, 2014

All told, the government finds that more than 14 percent of households are considered “food insecure,” meaning they at least have difficulty affording meals, and in extreme cases may go without eating.

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Big soda makers agree to cut American's drink calories

Sep. 24, 2014

The three largest soda companies — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group — have pledged to cut the number of sugary drink calories that Americans consume by one-fifth in about a decade.

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Bucknell students get new healthy eating tool

Sep. 24, 2014

EatWell, Bucknell Dining Services' new web tool, allows students to plan their meals with the help of complete nutrition and allergy information.

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Va Tech franchises among most visited in the nation

Sep. 24, 2014

The long lines at the on-campus Bruegger’s Bagels and Qdoba have landed the two franchises the No. 1 and No. 3 spots on the companies' most visited locations.

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