Food News

To save you time and share ideas that may improve your school food service program, we curate news stories on school meals and childhood nutrition.

Date	Title	Source
1/11/22	SNA: Make free school meals permanent	FoodService Director
1/10/22	Omicron, snowstorms, supply chain issues impact grocery stores, school lunch menus	WSET-TV
1/7/22	USDA announces 25 cent/lunch increase in school meal reimbursements	Food Management
1/7/22	School meal programs affected by supply chain woes	KTRE-TV
1/4/22	Supply chain issues hamper schools' milk deliveries	Pioneer Press
1/3/22	Massachusetts considers adopting universal school meals	Boston Herald
1/3/22	School nutrition pros on overcoming challenges	Chalkbeat/Detroit
12/21/21	High school adopts flexible lunch period	WTMJ-TV
12/20/21	Students receive extra food for holiday bank	WTIC-TV
12/18/21	Supply chain making serving items, not food, scarce at schools	The Daily News
12/17/21	USDA announces $1.5 billion to aid schools rocked by inflation, supply chain disruptions	Washington Post
12/17/21	How one school nutrition professional is building community on Instagram	Foodservice Director
12/16/21	State looks to farmers to fill supply chain gap in school cafeterias	UpNorthNews
12/13/21	SNA survey: School food programs face financial worries	K-12 Dive
12/9/21	Continued federal flexibility sought for school meals	Chalkbeat/Colorado
12/9/21	Shortages, higher prices affect school foodservices	WSET-TV
12/9/21	School lunch providers say that, even with pandemic challenges, they’re not giving up on healthy food	19th News
12/8/21	SNA president-elect: "The frustration is real"	Chalkbeat/Detroit
12/7/21	Meal-ingredient costs increase in district	Turlock Journal
12/7/21	School nutrition manager talks supply chain issues	FoodService Director
12/6/21	District starts food truck service	KMVT-TV
12/5/21	School nutrition pro's decades-old cookbook reprinted	CNN
11/29/21	School districts' decision to opt out of free lunch programs shuts them out of other services	Politico
11/29/21	Fewer free meal sign-ups affect district's funding	KSNF-TV
11/28/21	School nutrition staff juggles menu changes	MetroWest Daily News
11/24/21	School nutrition pros maintain scratch-made meals	The Washington Post
11/24/21	School celebrates Thanksgiving traditions	The Columbus Dispatch
11/23/21	Federal program buys daily lunch for school district	Explore Big Sky
11/22/21	District distributes food boxes for holiday	KOVR-TV
11/20/21	Schools remain nimble, change planned menus	Black Hills Pioneer
11/15/21	Report: Limit added sugars in school meals	K-12 Dive
11/14/21	Hot dog tortillas and bagged salads: School lunches take on new look	USA Today
11/12/21	Cafeteria worker shortage? Try culinary arts students	Food Management
11/8/21	District repurposes items amid supply challenges	WNYT-TV
11/7/21	Lunch Crunch: Supply chain issues, labor shortages lead to school lunch disruptions	Daily Journal
11/5/21	School meal items in short supply	Concord Monitor
11/4/21	Parents advised about possible school menu changes	WRDW-TV
11/1/21	Your public school kid's lunch might be served on a pizza slice box. Here's why	NPR
11/1/21	School meals programming trying to take steps forward while staying afloat	Post Independent
10/29/21	Schools go to "great lengths" to serve healthy meals	CNN
10/27/21	School nutrition programs make menu changes	The Free Press (Mankato, MN)
10/27/21	Schools serve more local food amid shortages	WGCL-TV (Atlanta)
10/21/21	Schools turn to retailers amid supply chain issues	Fortune
10/21/21	Serving school meals becoming difficult nationwide	CNBC
10/20/21	Opinion: School meals provide nourishment, community	The Courier Journal (Louisville, KY)
10/19/21	Students help make choices on school food	KLTV-TV
10/19/21	Shortage of nonfood items forces schools to get creative	Food Management
10/18/21	Districts tap federal funds to pay for free school meals	EdSurge
10/18/21	Labor shortage hits school cafeteria, makes serving lunch a struggle	KARE-11
10/16/21	Mass. governor signs law to expand free school meals	The Patriot Ledger