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Benita Gingerella

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Benita Gingerella

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Chef Ann Foundation’s PLANTS grant looks to strengthen local school food system

The program will award $500,000 and $600,000 in grants to eight projects that seek to transform their local supply chain to bring local scratch-made meals to schools.

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How Madison Metropolitan School District is making the leap into scratch-made meals

The district will be experimenting with meals made from scratch early next year as part of a pilot program.

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Wisconsin bill would provide additional state funding to schools who offer universal free meals

Under SB 720, public and private schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast and serve students free breakfast and lunch each day would be eligible to receive additional funding from the state. 

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USDA and FRAC award grant funding to improve federal child nutrition program access

Five organizations will collectively receive $1.1 million in grant money to research barriers to federal child nutrition program participation and identify ways to increase access.

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University of Pittsburgh adds additional cashierless store to campus

This is the second time the school has brought Amazon's Just Walk Out Technology to its campus.

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How Chartwells K12 uses a dedicated crop program to grow its farm-to-school efforts

The foodservice provider works with over 10 local farms who dedicate a portion of their land to grow crops just for Chartwells K12 schools in New England.

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Hawaii lawmakers pen letter to USDA asking for universal free meals for Maui students

The lawmakers argue that Maui students should receive free meals at school due to the destruction of the wildfires that hit the island in August.

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Students learn how to transform pantry ingredients into meals through cooking demo

During the demo, Chef Carlos Burke showcased several recipes using a rotisserie chicken and a handful of pantry staples.

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Federal bill would increase reimbursement rate for after-school meals served through CACFP

The Child Care Nutrition Act would increase the reimbursement rates for all CACFP-eligible meals and snacks served by 10 cents.

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Metz turns to cashierless checkout to speed up transaction times

The foodservice provider is rolling out self-checkout at airports, healthcare facilities and some of its other high volume locations.

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Food insecurity among California college students is on the rise

A new report by the California Student Aid Commission shows that food insecurity among college students has increased since the pandemic.

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How San Luis Coastal Unified uses local extracts to cut back on added sugar in meals

The district is using vanilla, maple and other extracts and powders to bring flavor to recipes without any added sugar.

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