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Benita Gingerella

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Benita Gingerella

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Schools look for workarounds as milk carton shortage persists

School nutrition teams are turning to bulk milk and other ways to serve the beverage as the supply of carton material dwindles.

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Charter school’s Fall Harvest Festival gets students talking about food waste

Students at Wonderful College Prep Academy are heavily involved in the nutrition team’s annual Fall Harvest Festival which aims to educate diners about food waste during the season.

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How a food hub is helping schools take the plunge with local sourcing

Fresh apples, tomatoes and more are showing up on students’ lunch trays in Kansas City due to a partnership between a local food hub and several districts in the area.

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Joe Urban of Greenville County Schools to retire early next year

Urban has been overseeing the nutrition program at the district for 17 years.

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Metz gives plants the star treatment for National Vegetarian Month

The foodservice provider’s VegFest celebration introduced diners to a variety of global, plant-forward dishes.

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An inside look at the USDA and Urban School Food Alliance’s procurement partnership

Dr. Katie Wilson shares how the team’s new partnership with the USDA will help schools tackle their biggest procurement pain points.

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Paradies Lagardère acquires Tastes on the Fly

The transaction now makes the airport restaurateur the second largest operator of airport travel retail and food and beverage in North America.

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District stops serving milk due to carton shortage

Students at Rochester City School District will now receive juice with their meals.

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North Carolina introduces grant program to boost school breakfast participation

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: New York schools can apply for new farm-to-school grant funding and federal lawmakers introduce another bill that would raise school meal reimbursement rates.

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Michigan Hospitality Foundation partners with Michigan National Guard to provide hands-on experience for culinary students

The new partnership will provide ProStart students with extra hands-on experience and career pathways in the hospitality industry.

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Food insecurity among U.S. households on the rise

A new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals that an increasing number of U.S. households doesn’t know where their next meal is coming from.

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How The University of Indianapolis turned its dining hall into a campus destination

Quest Food Management Services worked to transform Ober Dining Hall from a closed-off cafeteria to the school’s main hub for connecting on campus.

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