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How to menu health without getting preachy

 By Dana Moran on Jul. 06, 2016

A new University of Illinois study finds diners largely ignore nutrition labels. Here's how operators are menuing health without the halo.

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How a trailer is boosting sales to high school students

 By Alaina Lancaster on Jun. 30, 2016

A foodservice director shares how she fosters a different perception of school breakfasts and lunches by selling cafeteria-prepared food out of what's seen as an independent mobile venue.

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Healthy beverages to beat the bottled water blues

By Dana Moran on Jun. 30, 2016

Shutting off water fountains and switching students to bottled beverages has been the de rigueur safety move at schools from New Jersey to Chicago to Flint, Mich., whose governor signed a bill Wednesday tripling state spending on the crisis. But for those school FSDs looking to add a little more flavor to the school day, these healthy beverages, popular with other operators, should fit the bill.

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Pricier school lunches for overseas military kids are angering parents

By Simedar Jackson on Jun. 30, 2016

The new prices aren't worth it, the parents say.

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High school cafeteria sees growth after leaving federal lunch program

By Simedar Jackson on Jun. 29, 2016

Offering old favorites that partially meet regulations upped traffic by hundreds of students a day.

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Judge lets FSDs get confidential help from anti-union pros

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 28, 2016

Enforcement of a measure requiring employers to disclose conversations with labor consultants during unionization drives has been blocked temporarily until a pending lawsuit is decided.

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How FSDs can put health on the menu without a workout

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 27, 2016

Former White House chef Sam Kass has ideas for getting better-for-you options on the menu—and actually getting them to sell. And it starts with the marketing message.

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USDA reports the impacts of using Medicaid data to certify students for free lunch

By Alaina Lancaster on Jun. 21, 2016

The data points to mixed results about the method of qualifying students for free or reduced-price lunch.

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School districts get creative to grow summer feeding programs

By Simedar Jackson on Jun. 20, 2016

Foodservice directors across the country have boosted K-12 participation by tapping into technology and innovation.

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6 takeaways from the CIA’s Menus of Change

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 17, 2016

The ambitious goals of promoting health and helping the planet can be pursued in small steps, speakers agreed during the three-day conference on wellness and sustainability. Here are some of the tweaks that FSDs might want to note.

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