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What to eat: Voice of the people

 By Paul King on Jan. 29, 2015

A new study of how consumers choose where and what to eat packed some surprises for the researchers who compiled it.

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SNA pushes for increased reimbursements, relaxed nutrition standards in report

 Jan. 29, 2015

The School Nutrition Association’s latest position paper calls on Congress to consider changes prior to the Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act reauthorization.

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Mayor in Maine pushes cafeterias to serve more fish

Jan. 28, 2015

Michael Brennan, Mayor of Portland, Maine, wants local schools, hospitals and prison cafeterias to start serving more locally-sourced fish to boost Maine’s commercial fishing industry.

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School drops National School Lunch and Breakfast program, sees success with student-run bistro

Jan. 28, 2015

Continental breakfast is free for everyone while lunch is free for only students, with employees paying $4. The self-sustaining bistro offers international recipes and gets some of its food from the in-house aquaponics garden.

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Watch out Google, a Maine business is stepping up its cafeteria game

Jan. 28, 2015

Google’s not the only one catering to workers. From brick-oven pizza to made-to-order sushi, diagnostic technology lab Idexx retains its employees and boosts their productivity by keeping them well-fed.

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Humboldt State University tops list of game day recycling programs

Jan. 28, 2015

Humboldt State University and the University of Louisiana both ranked in the top 10 of more than 50 schools in the U.S. that prevented large amounts of trash produced during football games from being buried in landfills.

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Where does the buffet stop and food theft start on campus?

Jan. 28, 2015

College students consider take-away food a privilege of expensive meal plans, but one university says stolen food adds up to $50,000 annually.

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Working employee wellness

Jan. 27, 2015

According to The Big Picture, more than 75% of foodservice programs across all market segments have employee wellness programs in place in their companies or institutions.

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ESPN: Food plays major role in recruiting college athletes

Jan. 26, 2015

Will the importance to potential star recruits put pressure on FSDs to deliver better fare?

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Group accused of stealing $20k from UT concession stand

Jan. 26, 2015

Police say the foodservice contractor was conned into giving concessions to a group that was far from a legitimate non-profit.

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