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The latest foodservice management practices, food-safety news and more.
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Have scientists found a solution to junk food addiction?

 Apr. 08, 2015

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found two critical points in children’s lives when exposure to junk food is most harmful. The discovery could help prevent people’s dependence on unhealthy foods.

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Aramark hiring GM after rotten food debacle

Apr. 08, 2015

Aramark reportedly is hiring a general manager at a Canadian university where students were served nearly raw pork chops and moldy lemons.

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Fast-food restaurants still populate hospital cafeterias

Apr. 08, 2015

Some hospitals even offer a “McDelivery” program, allowing patients to order McDonald’s to their room, despite a physicians group's objection to unhealthful foods in hospitals.

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Food at Royals’ Kaufman Stadium deemed ‘safe to eat’ by health officials

Apr. 08, 2015

The Kansas City Health Department had cited foodservice provider Aramark for safety violations in 2014, when inspectors found moldy food at concession stands during baseball playoff games.

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More than 11M low-income students eat breakfast at school

Apr. 08, 2015

The numbers of students benefitting from school breakfast is rising, and could continue to do so under the USDA's new community eligibility program.

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Students find inspiration in salads

Apr. 07, 2015

Students at a Chicago-area high school designed their ideal salads, then saw their artwork become conversation pieces on the cafeteria wall.

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School board considers tightening nutrition policy

Apr. 07, 2015

An Alaskan school district is considering implementing a stricter nutritional policy, one that would include making healthy foods cheaper than junk foods.

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School goes table-to-farm

Apr. 07, 2015

One elementary school is moving leftover food from cafeteria tables to local farms, inviting farmers who need feed to pick up the school’s food scraps .

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Director threatens to write Michelle Obama over school menu changes

Apr. 07, 2015

Healthy but unpopular lunches are costing cafeterias nationwide. One foodservice director has even vowed to write to Michelle Obama to voice her concerns.

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Big Ag states slow to catch on to local food movement

Apr. 07, 2015

Large agricultural states such as California are lagging behind smaller, East Coast states in becoming part of the farm-to-school movement, according to a report from National Public Radio.

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