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School district loses foodservice hub in four-alarm fire

 Apr. 01, 2015

A school district lost its foodservice hub when a high school kitchen and cafeteria went up in flames. The kitchen contained all the commodities for the high school, seven elementary schools, the Albany Boys and Girls Club and community after school programs.

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Cornell chefs compete in campus’ first fruit and veggie cook-off

 By Katie Fanuko on Apr. 01, 2015

Chefs at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., faced off March 25 in the first Fruit & Vegetable Recipe Contest.

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Aramark worker fired for serving inmates trashed food

Apr. 01, 2015

In October 2014, an Aramark employee instructed kitchen workers to serve food that had been thrown into the trash to fellow inmates. The Michigan Department of Corrections says Aramark fired the employee.

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Under fire: Dietetics group stops endorsing Kraft Singles

Apr. 01, 2015

After outrage from its members, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics will end its partnership with Kraft, through which the academy’s ‘Kids Eat Right’ label appeared on the cheese product.

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San Diego State to be first in nation for green campus dining

By Katie Fanuko on Mar. 31, 2015

This fall, San Diego State will become the first U.S. campus to ‘certify green’ all campus-owned dining locations.

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University to build 'food forest'

Mar. 31, 2015

Students and staff at Whitworth University are planting fruit trees and vegetables on an acre of unused land that will be open for anyone on campus to use.

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Students say vegetarian options limited in Sodexo-run cafeteria

Mar. 31, 2015

Vegetarians at one Midwestern college say they are struggling to meet daily nutrition needs, because they have few menu choices.

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California university sets record for longest granola bar

Mar. 31, 2015

UCSC recruited Chef Jet Tila to help set a Guinness World Record for longest granola bar, measuring 420 feet and containing nearly 250 pounds of ingredients.

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Aramark responds to rotten food complaints

Mar. 31, 2015

In response to student complaints that it was serving nearly raw meat and rotten produce, Aramark says it will step up its feedback process at a Canadian university.

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Farm-to-table isn’t enough, celebrity chef tells college crowd

Mar. 31, 2015

Chef Dan Barber spoke about using "the whole farm," including repurposing waste into main dishes, to “support the ecology."

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