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How the culinary team at the Georgia Department of Education brings scratch-made meals to schools, with excitement baked in

 By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 20, 2024

During a session at FoodService Director’s annual MenuDirections conference, the team shared how they build staffs’ confidence in the kitchen and get them excited about scratch-made meals.

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Federal bills look to expand universal free school meal access

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 18, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 Legislative Update: Delaware lawmakers advance a bill that would cover reduced-price school meals for students.

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Meet the winners of this year's NACUFS collegiate dining, nutrition and sustainability awards

By Reyna Estrada on Jun. 17, 2024

The University of Massachusetts and the University of North Texas earned the gold award in the Innovative Dining Program of the Year category.

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Student cook-off brings friendly competition and new menu items to Norwich public Schools

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 14, 2024

The winning dishes, including a peach chicken alfredo, will be served to students next week.

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How on-site dining is celebrating Juneteenth through food

By Reyna Estrada on Jun. 12, 2024

Foodservice operations are celebrating the holiday with culturally diverse food, special menus, culinary demonstrations and more.

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Updates to School Nutrition Standards will raise costs, Congressional Research Service report shows

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 12, 2024

The report says that the changes will cost school nutrition programs an estimated additional 3 cents per meal on average.

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Sorry, Manhattan. The James Beard Award spotlight has turned to America's smaller towns

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 11, 2024

The 2024 awards ceremony celebrated the diversity of the restaurant industry, from Appalachian-inspired cuisine in West Virginia, to Senegalese food in New Orleans and a Japanese baker in Portland, Maine.

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Connecticut will again cover reduced-priced meals at school this fall

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 11, 2024

Also in this week’s legislative update: An amended school nutrition New Hampshire Bill goes to the full House floor for a vote.

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New York farm-to-school programs to get additional grant funding from state

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 10, 2024

The state has announced it will award $1.5 million in grants to expand farm-to-school programs across New York.

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USDA announces grant funding to increase amount of Indigenous foods in school meals

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 07, 2024

The department awarded over $2.3 million in grant funding to five recipients.

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