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Fueling Success: Common Problems and Solutions in School Lunches

LTI, Inc.

Compressed lunch periods can also spike levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body, leading to less efficient digestion, increased food waste and reduced opportunities for meaningful social interactions. Not having enough time to make healthy lunch choices at school can continue to impact students’ health for many years to come.

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Did you know that FSIS has a zero tolerance for Salmonella in beef served to school kids, but not for the rest of us?

Bill Marler

Economic Incentives to Supply Safe Chicken to the National School Lunch Program, ERR-202, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides subsidized and free meals to over 31 million qualified students across the United States each school day (USDA, FNS, 2013).

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MRM People & Places: Cassoulet War, Zagat Stories and AQUAlounge

Modern Restaurant Management

The high school lunch experience is about to look a whole lot different. Aramark , which serves nearly 370 million meals annually to more than 2 million K-12 students across North America, today announced a new high school dining brand, called Rally Cafe , which will transform the traditional high school cafeteria.

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