Bianca N. Herron

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Operations

FSDs try to stay calm as push to reauthorize NSLP resumes

With the program set to expire in December, the effort to change certain rules is resuming—none too soon, in the opinions of some school foodservice execs.

Operations

Schools are boiling in school-lunch debt

Districts are trying to figure out how to collect without denying children something to eat.

Gary Goldberg brings more than 20 years of experience to his new role and will oversee 40 foodservice units on the Seattle campus.

With World Food Day behind us (Oct. 16) and National Food Day a few days away (Oct. 24), events are being held worldwide to promote sustainable food and improved food policies. Here are what several colleges and universities are doing to commemorate the days.

Although 95 percent of Oregon schools offer breakfast programs, only one-third of eligible kids eat school breakfast, according to a recent report by Upstream Public Health.

The fast-casual restaurant will begin serving students in the university’s new dining hall in June 2016.

The average budget is now over $1 million, according to the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association.

With its new openings, the coffee and baked goods chain now have more than 75 restaurants on campuses throughout the United States.

In a letter, Mayor Bill de Blasio urged Congress on Tuesday to reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act, calling school lunch programs some of the most important tools for ensuring a long, healthy life.

The foodservice contractor and Tapingo will roll out the service at more than 25 universities during the first phase.

The minimum wage for 3,200 workers in the UC system rose to $13 an hour and will increase an additional dollar to $14 in 2016 and to $15 in 2017.

The measure aims to improve access to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, starting Jan. 1.

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