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NYC Public Schools brings composting to every cafeteria

By Benita Gingerella on May 09, 2024

The two-year initiative was spearheaded by the city as a way to reduce waste in the city’s public schools.

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How the nutrition team at RSU 89 is serving scratch-made meals that rival restaurants

By Benita Gingerella on May 08, 2024

The nutrition team received a Healthy Meals Incentive grant to hire an extra set of hands around the kitchen to help with expanding scratch-made options for students.

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New York and Pennsylvania provide grant funding for farm-to-school programs

By Benita Gingerella on May 07, 2024

Also in this week’s legislative update: Oklahoma says okay to electronic school meal applications and New Hampshire lawmakers rework a bill that would make a handful of changes to school nutrition programs.

Technology & Equipment

Automated Retail Technologies expands its Just Baked kiosk footprint

By Reyna Estrada on May 07, 2024

The hot food technology supplier has teamed up with Sodexo to deploy thousands of Just Baked Smart Bistro kiosks at Sodexo sites across the U.S.

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FSD’s new Heart of Foodservice series spotlights good news, good food

By Tara Fitzpatrick on May 06, 2024

In this inaugural edition of a new weekly feature of stealable ideas, check out a Hawaiian luau, employees learning American Sign Language (ASL), a student baker phenom, a cooking contest with Cheez-It chalupas and more.

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How Clear Lake School District is serving low-sodium menu items that students enjoy

By Benita Gingerella on May 06, 2024

The district recently received a Healthy School Meals Incentive grant to expand the number of scratch-made, low-sodium dishes on its menu.

Technology & Equipment

The University of Miami leans into tech with Market NXT powered by Amazon's Just Walk Out technology

By Reyna Estrada on May 06, 2024

The new convenience store has been a hit with students, with sales slowly ramping up since the concept launched in March

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4 ways school nutrition teams are being honored during School Lunch Hero Day

By Benita Gingerella on May 03, 2024

The first Friday in May marks School Lunch Hero Day and districts across the country are celebrating school nutrition professionals.

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Dining operations navigate uncertainty, closures in the midst of Pro-Palestinian protests and counterprotests

By FSD Staff on May 02, 2024

The final weeks of this school year have been turbulent at dozens of college campuses across the country, driven by differing views of the Israel-Hamas war.

Sustainability

The University of Nevada at Reno uses friendly competition to encourage students to waste less food

By Reyna Estrada on May 02, 2024

The university held a competition between students and staff to see who could waste less food throughout April, in honor of Stop Food Waste Day.

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