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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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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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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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Luby’s contract operations generate double-digit revenue growth

Nov. 13, 2014

The foodservice management division of the Luby’s cafeteria company boosted revenues for the fiscal year ended Aug. 27 by 11.4 percent, to $18.6 million, the company announced.

People

Tanesa Turner

Nov. 11, 2014

Tanessa has made a difference by being a problem solver, leader and a master at improving employee performance.

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Peer-to-peer marketing

Nov. 07, 2014

We hired interns to support the promotion of meal plans and dining services throughout the year.

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Seattle parents protest length of school lunch

Nov. 06, 2014

Some Seattle parents say their grade school kids are being rushed through lunch and not given enough to time for recess.

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Getting the message straight

Nov. 04, 2014

We have an electronic e-newsletter that we send out to our teachers to tell them about what’s going on in our program and update them on the new regulations.

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Strike ends at Oregon hospital

Nov. 03, 2014

More than 300 McKenzie-­Willamette Medical Center workers returned to work Friday after a three-day strike protesting pay, working conditions and proposed increases to employee health care costs.

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Amid boycott, Farmington school officials promise changes

Nov. 03, 2014

Farmington school officials say they have addressed student complaints about school lunches and are making some changes to cafeteria procedures.

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