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University of Kentucky buying more local beef

 May 28, 2015

Under a new agreement, UK will increase its purchase of beef from local producers to 30 head per week, from 3.

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DIY instructions

 May 28, 2015

We are creating recipe cards to display on our salad and sandwich bars to give customers ideas about salads and sandwiches they can assemble themselves.

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University’s new dining director looks to improve services

May 26, 2015

In a newly created position at Northwestern, Ken Field will be the university’s liaison with Sodexo.

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Four ways to make a facility more sustainable

By Katie Fanuko on May 22, 2015

Foodservice operators shared some tips during the National Restaurant Association show.

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Paint your plate

May 21, 2015

Each summer we run a four-week program that focuses on adding a wider variety of fruits and vegetables to employees’ diets.

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How University of California Santa Barbara’s Jill Horst makes the most of the NRA Show

By Katie Fanuko on May 19, 2015

According to Jill Horst, attendees should prepare a pre-show game plan and pace themselves.

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Food tower could be symbol of rebirth for tornado-ravaged community

May 19, 2015

A 200-foot vertical greenhouse proposed by a University of Kentucky student created buzz at a town hall meeting, as a Kentucky community seeks to draw visitors in the wake of a natural disaster.

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Healthy recipe contest

May 18, 2015

For National Nutrition Month, we ran a healthy salad recipe contest, asking students to submit their favorite salad recipe according to set healthy criteria.

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University joins food-waste recovery movement

May 18, 2015

The Food Recovery Network at the University of Washington currently has three members and two restaurants—Panera Bread and Canlis—participating in food donations. Despite its small numbers, each week the FRN team rescues anywhere from 30 to 150 pounds of food.

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University aims to help food insecure students

May 15, 2015

U.C. Berkeley’s six-year holistic nutrition plan includes a food pantry, emergency funds and loans, help creating a spending plan, tips on eating for $5 a day and a donation program for any student’s unused dining hall meal points.

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