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Benita Gingerella

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Farmington High School nutrition team leans into customization craze with latest concept

Make-Your-Own offers students a weekly themed lunch option that is built around customization.

Menu

Federal bill would establish committee to address school meal debt

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Biden’s proposed FY 2025 budget includes funding for expanding free school meal access and a California bill would ban certain additives in school menu items.

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NYC Health celebrates milestone of serving over 1.2 million plant-based meals

During the first full calendar year of the health system’s plant-based meals program, it saw a 36% reduction in carbon emissions and a cost savings of 59 cents per meal.

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Northwestern State University brings live music to dining hall

The Sodexo dining team recently launched Soundbites, a monthly live music series inside the school’s Iberville Dining Hall.

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Sodexo doubles down on plant-based offerings at college campuses

The foodservice provider’s DefaultVeg initiative is launching at nearly 400 college campuses.

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San Francisco State University takes a bite out of hunger with new food donation program

Food insecure students on campus will now be able to receive weekly food donations from the dining team.

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White House announces nearly $1.7 billion in commitments to address hunger and diet-related diseases

A handful of stakeholders receiving the funds are healthcare operations.

Sustainability

The University of Texas makes half of its meals plant-based

The school partnered with the Humane Society of the United States to increase its plant-based offerings.

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Minnesota lawmakers consider more funding for universal free meals

Also in this week's K-12 legislative update: Tennessee companion bills would allow schools in the state to serve whole milk again and Delaware lawmakers advance bills addressing lunch shaming and universal free meals.

Design

How Cal Poly's new eatery is creating connection on campus

1901 Marketplace provides students with a place to eat, work and build lasting memories with their peers.

Workforce

4 stealable ideas for recruiting and retaining employees

Operators shared their tips for hiring and retaining employees during the SNA's Legislative Action Conference held earlier this month in Washington D.C.

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North Carolina announces $1.3M in grant funding to expand school breakfast

Forty-two public school districts and charter schools in the state will receive financial assistance to implement alternative school breakfast models such as breakfast in the classroom.

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