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Operations

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

Program brings in local produce from farmers' market.

Operations

Childhood obesity declines in several states

Early healthy menu adopters show movement against childhood obesity.

Menus, presentations and venues are all tools foodservice oeprators use to encourage customers to socialize —in both non-commercial operations and restaurants.

Leftovers are processed in pulper into dry mixture that can be added to soil.

Campus garden providing fresh produce for school lunch.

Friday cooking methods focus on baking, grilling and broiling.

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

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

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.

Packaged apple slices seem to be a successful solution.

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