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Bianca N. Herron

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Food waste bill introduced to help schools

One of the provisions of the Food Recovery Act encourages schools to buy lower-priced “ugly produce.”

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Unidine debuts nutrition program for dementia

Fresh Bites offers bite-sized meals that can be eaten without utensils.

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Vegan foods available on 63% more colleges, PETA affiliate finds

There has also been an increase in vegan desserts.

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Poll: More than 80 percent of N.C. voters support the current federal nutritional standards

Majority of the respondents support requiring students to take a fruit or vegetable with their meals, according to the poll by a children’s-health advocacy group.

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University brings in Au Bon Pain to manage cafe

The restaurant chain will get a berth in Carnegie Mellon University’s renovated space.

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EPA salutes noncommercial market’s best waste reducers

The 2015 winners of the agency’s Food Recovery Challenge used a variety of tactics to divert more than 600,000 tons of food from landfills.

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Senior living community signs onto MyPlate initiative

Sunrise Senior is the first in that segment to participate as a national partner.

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Calif. FSD lauded for local-buying collaboration

Pittsburg Unified School District’s Matt Belasco recently received an award for creating “California Thursdays,” in which districts use their joint purchasing power to buy healthy, regionally grown food.

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New legislation aims to guarantee an afternoon meal period

The proposal would reimburse applicable foodservices for the third meal.

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Chartwells launches nationwide garden program for schools

The contractor is promising to help facilities connect students to what they eat.

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Va. colleges collaborate on a dining rehab

Sweet Briar College recently reopened two dining venues with the assistance of two higher-learning establishments nearby.

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Lawmakers back Senate cafeteria union drive

Thirty-three U.S. senators sent an open letter to the CEO of Compass Group that set out a case for Senate cafeteria employees being allowed to unionize.

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