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Allergen-free access

To make safe food as accessible as possible for guests with allergies, Carnegie Mellon University is creating an allergy-friendly kitchen.

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Reviving classic comfort foods

Consumer interest is up for classic and comforting meat dishes like meatballs (16%), beef pot pie (26%) and meatloaf (12%) for dinner now compared to two years ago.

Noncommercial operators deal with the aftermath of a wage law in purgatory.

Students used a passport to access 10 campus dining rooms, each of which served a different type of international fare.

The annual list of top industry leaders includes four noncommercial figures.

The school credited its switch to anytime dining and stepped-up composting efforts with causing the declines.

If a new proposal is greenlit, the university’s dining halls could accept food stamps as soon as next fall.

Dining services partnered with the science school to serve a “biologically diverse” menu with such items as cheddar insect larvae.

A visiting chef prepared traditional German fare for students over a two-day period.

The FSD-run program grants meals to students who are not on a meal plan and who are struggling financially.

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