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Contracted school foodservice growing in Michigan

 Aug. 20, 2012

Survey says 61% of districts contract for food, custodial or janitorial services.

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NYC schools end professional chef lunch program

 Aug. 20, 2012

Program does not follow new nutrition standards.

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Palm scanners at odds with the Bible?

By Paul King on Aug. 20, 2012

I read a story over the weekend which reported on an interesting objection to the use of technology in school cafeterias. According to the report, which comes from kplctv.com, parents of students attending Moss Bluff Elementary School in Lake Charles, La., are up in arms over the proposed use of a palm vein scanner to check kids through the cafeteria line.

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Bureaucracy surrounding new meal guidelines presents challenges

Aug. 17, 2012

School struggles to get menu analysis done in time for school year.

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Survey: Schools focus on meeting new meal regs

Aug. 16, 2012

Back to School report finds operators finding creative ways to meet requirements.

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The Wellness Challenge

By Paul King on Aug. 16, 2012

There once was a time when, for foodservice operators, managing a “wellness” program consisted of providing a few healthy dining choices for those customers who were doing more than just talking health. That is no longer the case. Not only hav

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Wellness Wednesdays

Aug. 16, 2012

We’re starting a Wellness Wednesday in our elementary schools where we will feature Chef Basil, a child chef we developed to get students to try new foods like a sweet potato casserole. If students try the item they get a sticker. We will send a pub

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SNA’s Annual National Conference, Denver

Aug. 15, 2012

In July more than 6,3000 child nutrition professionals gathered in Denver for the School Nutrition Association’s conference, Exploring New Horizons. The conference featured more than 90 educational sessions, three general sessions, an exhibit hall w

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New school fruit mandate said to be a challenge

Aug. 15, 2012

Mandate requires students to actually take at least half cup to be reimbursable.

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Junk food laws may help curb kids' obesity

Aug. 15, 2012

Children in the study gained less weight if they lived in states with strong laws versus no laws governing school snacks.

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