in brief 2005-10-01

FM Staff

It's time to enter FM's 2006 Best Concept Awards competition. For more information see page 61.

The California Assembly banned the sale of soda and other sweetened beverages in high schools. This came on the heels of a bill that bans "junk food" sales in California schools.

Sodexho USA's Campus Services Division has created a Student Board of Directors; a group of students who provide insight and feedback into what "today's college student" is looking for from campus dining.

Chartwells School Dining Services introduced nutrition standards, called Balanced Choices, for its schools that exceed guidelines set by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program.

ARAMARK has announced FUEL, a communication campaign to increase nutritional awareness for "tweens" (grades 6-8) and teens (grades 9-12) during the 2005-2006 school year. In addition, Aramark was awarded the contract to provide foodservices to the School District of Philadelphia.

Sodexho USA's Health Care Services Division was selected as the preferred provider by Catholic Health East for nutrition and environmental services.

ARAMARK announced the integration of its Harrison Lodging unit with its Parks and Resorts business. The new division will be called Aramark Harrison Lodging.

Correction: The photo of the Buffalo Chicken Breast Sandwich in the September issue (pg. 78) was taken by Raquel G. Martin of The University of Maryland.