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Top 15 K-12 food service stories of 2023

Food Management

The year’s top K-12 stories tracked how school nutrition programs and providers tackled issues like labor shortages and product availability to keep kids fed with nutritious meals.

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CDC: Food Service Workers are a low, but not a no risk of Hepatitis A infection

Bill Marler

The risk for secondary infection from hepatitis A–infected food handlers to food establishment patrons in these person-to-person hepatitis A outbreaks was <1% ( 173 ). However, as a lawyer, I have seen first-hand the impacts on consumers exposed to HAV positive food service workers. Epidemiol Infect 1987;98:109–12.

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Combating Labor Shortages in K-12 Food Service

Hobart

Labor shortages continue to affect many K-12 school districts today, regardless of size. Also, labor costs have increased across the food service industry, leaving many schools struggling to compete with local restaurants for employees; they have had to increase pay to keep employees on board or attract new ones.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

Schooner Capital led the round with follow-on investments from all major and strategic investors to-date, including Osage Venture Partners, Gordon Food Service’s innovation arm Relish Works and Nigel Morris. MarginEdge closed an oversubscribed, $18 million Series B investment to expand their exponential growth.

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Clostridium Perfringens Linked to BBQ

Bill Marler

The common exposure shared among all ill cases was a grade K-8 back-to-school BBQ hosted by the school. Food for this event was prepared by a brick-and-mortar restaurant, Piggin’ Out Smokehouse, and then transported by and served from a food truck at the school. Virulence , 12 (1), 723-753. perfringens. perfringens.

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Here we go again – another Tennessee Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreak

Bill Marler

In addition to an onsite interview with the farm owners and employees, the assessment included facility observations of animal pens, public petting areas, areas where children cared for the animals, food service facilities, handwashing and sanitizing facilities, play areas, and toilets. 95% CI = 2.59–66.57).

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Celebrating Women’s History Month

Fresh Ideas

The company understood that it was crucial to limit food service disruptions for students as much as possible. Susan Nawrocki, Regional Director of Operations Like Alanda, Susan Nawrocki has worked in food service most of her life. She started as an assistant director of dining services and was promoted to director.