K-12 Schools

Mississippi district rejects contract, goes self-op

Jun. 03, 2013

Decision hinged on foodservice providing an after-school snack.

Confessions of Ruth Arnold

Jun. 02, 2013

Ruth Arnold, operations manager for Nutri-Serve Food Management Inc., in Burlington, N.J., wants to ride in a hot air balloon and says you’d find her dealing cards at a casino if she weren’t in foodservice.  

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Union dispute removes school salad bars

May 31, 2013

Union workers say maintaining bars goes beyond contract.

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Are School Districts Embracing Food Trucks?

By Paul King on May 30, 2013

Food trucks, we’ve seen, are all the rage on college campuses. Even smaller campuses, such as Princeton University in New Jersey, are finding uses for food trucks—in Princeton’s case, as a mobile concessions stand for sporting events and as a portable kitchen for catering gigs.

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Kentucky schools consider free lunches for all

May 29, 2013

School board weighs option of providing completely free lunches to Webster County schools.

Desserts: Pizza’s Sweet Side

By Kate Parham Kordsmeier on May 28, 2013

Pizza is often a top seller, but some directors are upping the pepperoni ante by sweetening their pies for a fun twist on dessert. Ferris State University, in Big Rapids, Mich., offers three flavors of dessert pizzas: apple, cherry and s’mores.&nbsp

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