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Unions not likely in non-commercial foodservice

 Oct. 29, 2012

Nearly three-quarters of non-commercial foodservice operations—72%—are not unionized, according to research from The Big Picture.

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Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) schools chosen for farm-to-school lunch program

 Oct. 29, 2012

Program brings in local produce from farmers' market.

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Childhood obesity declines in several states

Oct. 26, 2012

Early healthy menu adopters show movement against childhood obesity.

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Students are the farmers at Wash. school

Oct. 25, 2012

Campus garden providing fresh produce for school lunch.

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Gluten-free options to increase in coming year

Oct. 24, 2012

We asked operators what changes they plan to make to their menus in the next 12 months to make them healthier.

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School offers seconds to veggie eaters

Oct. 24, 2012

To answer complaints about hungry students, district offers free second helpings with caveats.

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Pa. district looks for ways to discourage healthy food waste

Oct. 23, 2012

Packaged apple slices seem to be a successful solution.

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FSD to offer statistical Big Picture of non-commercial industry

By Becky Schilling on Oct. 23, 2012

I get a lot of phone calls that go something like this: How many non-commercial operators are doing X. Or what percentage of non-commercial facilities offer Y. Most of the time I can’t give an exact number because, unlike their commercial counterparts, very little research is done about the non-commercial foodservice industry. That’s all about to change.

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Local restaurant chefs cook up school meals

Oct. 22, 2012

Chefs go back to school as part of local food week.

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Keep those cards and letters coming

By Paul King on Oct. 22, 2012

I just finished the research and interviews for our November cover story, entitled "Schools’ New Balancing Act," at about the time our October issue hit readers’ desks. One of the elements of that issue was my Opinion piece called "Building Rome in a Day."

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