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N.Y. bill targets training for food-industry workers

 By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 24, 2015

The bipartisan Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015 would create a $5,000 tax credit for employers using apprenticeships to train workers in high-demand industries, such as food and beverage.

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Univ. of Michigan fires catering company due to contract violation

 Jun. 24, 2015

The University of Michigan recently cut ties with Opus One Catering, which had provided food for the university’s North Campus Research Complex cafeteria, catered lunches and other catering-specific events.

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Closing the nutrition-knowledge gap

By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 23, 2015

An FSD hired a registered dietician to make sure her frontline staff knew enough about what they were serving to answer customers’ questions with confidence.

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Food allergies on the rise

Jun. 23, 2015

Six percent of children and 3 percent of adults now suffer from food allergies, with the main culprits being gluten, milk, eggs, fish, nuts and soy.

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Massachusetts university becomes food-recovery certified

Jun. 22, 2015

Framingham State University is now Food Recovery Certified and instead of throwing extra food away, food provider Sodexo will donate it to people in need.

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7 takeaways from the CIA’s Menus of Change conference

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 19, 2015

The three-day dive into ways of fostering health and sustainability yielded what one speaker termed a “bowl of noodles” of foodservice ideas and issues.

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Food a major consideration when choosing a college

Jun. 19, 2015

As young people become more health conscious, they are paying serious attention to dining options when considering where to spend four years of their lives.

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Remembering Jim Little

By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 19, 2015

Little, co-founder of Cini-Little International, Inc. recently passed away after a battle with Leukemia.

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Keeping college students’ dollars on campus

By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 19, 2015

A new study shows C&U foodservices are facing increased competition from off-premise choices, particularly fast-casual restaurants. But there are defenses.

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Town sells university food waste as compost

Jun. 19, 2015

The town of Farmington, Maine, recycles food from the local University of Maine campus and animal waste from nearby fairgrounds, selling it as compost to the public.

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