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Benita Gingerella

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Benita is an editor for FoodService Director and has been with the publication since 2016. In addition to covering various sectors of the noncommercial industry, Benita is also responsible for several of the magazine's most beloved sections, including Steal This Idea and The Line. In her spare time, Benita is an avid restaurant-goer and loves to travel extensively.

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Benita Gingerella

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N.Y. school nutrition operators struggling with meal debt in wake of universal free meals, survey finds

Around half of respondents reported that unpaid meal debt is a challenge this school year, with many saying it's accumulating faster than in the past.

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How the Chef Ann Foundation is investing in labor to increase scratch cooking in schools

The Healthy School Food Pathway is designed to help school foodservice professionals develop the skills they need to make more meals from scratch. 


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How Elior is strengthening on-the-job safety

The food management company launched an Executive Safety Sponsors program and a 24-hour nurse hotline to improve job safety over the past two years.

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Minnesota schools that give alternative meals to students with meal debt are breaking the law, state attorney general says

The state banned lunch shaming last year; however, its department of education asked for clarification on the law after receiving reports that some schools were still serving alternative meals.

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Aladdin chef prepares indigenous meal for event honoring Native American cuisine

Chef Anthony Bauer, a member of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, prepared Smoked Bison on Gullet Bread.

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Metz Culinary Management introduces sushi hand-rolled on site in higher education

The rolls are a new addition to the company’s grab-and-go concept, Chef Fresh.

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Metz Culinary Management introduces new menu items and programming for K-12

The food management company is focusing on expanding its plant-based offerings for students.

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Mississippi State to host chef pop-up

Chef Mason Garcia will be at the school’s Fresh Food Company dining hall where he will serve shrimp and grits.

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Senior-living dining team celebrates Oktoberfest with residents

The dining team at Watercress Winter Park served Kartoffelsuppe (German potato soup), Wiener Schnitzel with lemon butter sauce, warm pretzels and more as part of a special Oktoberfest meal.

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Arkansas Department of Agriculture hosts farm-to-school recipe contest

The recipes must feature seasonal fall ingredients and will be judged based on originality, number of fall ingredients used and recipe functionality.

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Chartwells Higher Ed to host second Joy-Ful event

Students at all of 300 Chartwells campuses will be able to enjoy a Friendsgiving meal and participate in a cooking class.

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SNA and other organizations ask for CEP expansion in upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) and other organizations have written a letter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture to ask that CEP be expanded in the upcoming Senate version of Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

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