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FoodService Director is working to track the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on the foodservice industry. See below for the latest updates, and to connect with other operators during this time, join the private Facebook group Coronavirus in the Food & Beverage Industry.

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Hospital cafeteria staff deliver meals to cafeteria regulars

 By FSD Staff on Mar. 23, 2020

The cafeteria has been closed to the public due to COVID-19.

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COVID-19 resource guide for K-12 operators

 By FSD Staff on Mar. 20, 2020

Here is a list of companies providing help to school nutrition teams as they work to provide off-site meals for students.

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Calif. urges in-home isolation for seniors

By Abbey Lewis on Mar. 19, 2020

While questions remain around how at-risk populations will acquire meals, restaurants and private home delivery companies could help fill gaps.

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Ind. extends school building closures

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 19, 2020

All K-12 school buildings will remain closed until May 1 due to COVID-19.

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Trump signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 19, 2020

It will provide additional funding for food assistance programs such as the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program.

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College foodservice creates smart solutions to carry on despite coronavirus

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 19, 2020

The spread of COVID-19 has closed dining halls, but there are still students and staff on campus that need to be fed.

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Kan. shuts down school buildings until next school year

By FSD Staff on Mar. 18, 2020

Students will learn remotely for the rest of the semester.

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What the coronavirus pandemic means for K-12 foodservice

By Kelsey Squire and Benita Gingerella on Mar. 18, 2020

FSD editors discuss how school closures are impacting the state of school meals.

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As restaurants turn to takeout amid dine-in bans, so too do college eateries

By Kelsey Squire on Mar. 17, 2020

A number of state and local governments are restricting dining out in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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SNA survey reveals how school districts are working to provide meals amid COVID-19 school closures

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 17, 2020

The survey showed that 1,211 respondents were either engaged in emergency meal and food assistance or were developing plans to feed students during coronavirus-related school closures.

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