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Benita Gingerella

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Minnesota lawmakers consider more funding for universal free meals

Also in this week's K-12 legislative update: Tennessee companion bills would allow schools in the state to serve whole milk again and Delaware lawmakers advance bills addressing lunch shaming and universal free meals.

Design

How Cal Poly's new eatery is creating connection on campus

1901 Marketplace provides students with a place to eat, work and build lasting memories with their peers.

Workforce

4 stealable ideas for recruiting and retaining employees

Operators shared their tips for hiring and retaining employees during the SNA's Legislative Action Conference held earlier this month in Washington D.C.

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North Carolina announces $1.3M in grant funding to expand school breakfast

Forty-two public school districts and charter schools in the state will receive financial assistance to implement alternative school breakfast models such as breakfast in the classroom.

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3 takeaways from SNA’s Legislative Action Conference

School nutrition professionals traveled to Washington D.C. this week to discuss reimbursement rates, proposed changes to the school nutrition standards and more.

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New Jersey bill would allow students to donate unused meal plan funds

The donations would go to food banks in the state.

Menu

Northfield Hospital's Thai Tofu Salad has hospital staff sprinting to the salad bar

Locally Sourced: While it has only been on the menu for a few weeks, the salad has already caused a “eating frenzy” among hospital staff, says Chef Molly Lindberg.

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K-12 pizza competition to raise money for unpaid meal charges

The Sizzling Slice Showdown asks school nutrition operators to submit their best pizza recipe to raise money to go towards tackling school meal debt.

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Minnesota bill would provide free milk to students who bring lunch from home

Also in this week’s legislative update: A Oklahoma bill would encourage farm-to-school efforts in the state and Hawaii and Tennessee consider implementing universal free meals at school.

Menu

Metz culinary competition challenges chefs to make seafood the star of the menu

The foodservice provider’s Scales & Tails Seafood Culinary Contest tasked chefs to come up with innovative recipes using seafood.

Menu

Texas Christian University's latest dining pop-up aims to push students out of their comfort zone

When designing the menu for pasta concept Al Moro, Executive Culinary Director Mike Smith didn’t want to mimic the offerings commonly found at Italian casual dining restaurants.

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Culinary competition challenges students to create vegetarian dishes

Fourteen Texas high school culinary teams were challenged to create a vegetarian lunch entree as part of Aramark’s annual Culinary Star Competition.

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