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Five insights from FARE

 By Becky Schilling on Jun. 26, 2014

From creative advertising to allergen labeling, get the lowdown from the 2014 FARE conference.

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Foodservice directors struggle with meeting federal rules and balancing budgets

 Jun. 25, 2014

Some school foodservice directors feel the new federal requirements have cut into sales during a time when enrollment is already declining.

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FDA to release guidelines on lowering sodium levels in food

Jun. 19, 2014

Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty—a long-awaited federal effort to try to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke.

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UK's education secretary cracks down on fatty and sweet foods

Jun. 19, 2014

Education secretary Michael Gove will unveil a crackdown on fatty and sweet foods as part of new standards on school meals.

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Schools face nutrition and financial crunch

Jun. 19, 2014

Federal meal regulations are providing consistent challenges for school meal programs.

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Connecticut schools will keep chocolate milk on menus

Jun. 17, 2014

To the vast relief of school kids, nutritionists, milk producers and lawmakers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy used his veto power Thursday to kill a bill that would have banned chocolate milk sales in Connecticut schools.

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Fight continues over healthful school meals

Jun. 16, 2014

Last year they battled over how much to help poor Americans afford groceries. Now Democrats and Republicans in Congress are waging another food fight, this time over nutritional standards for students.

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New healthcare model to impact foodservice

By Paul King on Jun. 16, 2014

A new model for hospitals is being created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact will be felt by patients, staff and visitors, even in foodservice.

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First lady pledges to fight for lunch standards

Jun. 13, 2014

Michelle Obama on Thursday turned her annual garden harvest into a showcase for healthier school lunch standards and pledged to "fight until the bitter end" to keep them in place.

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House delays vote on relaxing school meal standards

Jun. 13, 2014

The vote, which was expected last Thursday, has been delayed to next week.

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