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Benita Gingerella

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Benita Gingerella

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Federal bill would expand universal free meal access

The No Hungry Kids in Schools Act would allow more students to receive free meals at school while also reducing paperwork for school nutrition operators.

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Missouri becomes latest state to consider universal free school meals

A state lawmaker has pre-filed a bill that would provide free breakfast and lunch at school to all public school students.

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S.C. bill would provide universal free school meals to students

The state is the latest to consider offering free breakfast and lunch to all pupils during the school day.

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Food businesses unite to help tackle school meal debt this holiday season

As school districts struggle with accumulating meal debt once again, local food operators are helping out.

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Supply chain challenges, lower participation were fixtures among school meal programs in the fall

A new study by the National Center for Education Statistics analyzes data collected from public schools in October.

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N.J. officials sponsor resolution calling on Congress to extend universal free meals

The resolution states that free meals should be offered to all public school students as families continue to struggle financially due to inflation and COVID-19.

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School district partners with Native American tribe to bring local beef to school menus

Atoka Public Schools receives up to 600 pounds of beef weekly from The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for use in school meals.

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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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