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
7/15/21	6,800 schools receive USDA farm-to-school grants	Foodservice Director
7/16/21	USDA Publishes New Reimbursement Rates for SY2021-22	Federal Register
7/23/21	School nutrition professionals promote universal meals	K-12 Dive
7/25/21	Supply-chain woes come to school cafeterias	Wall Street Journal
7/28/21	High-schoolers grow 5% of district's produce	Food Management
7/28/21	Schools, food bank partner to expand food access	KXXV-TV
8/2/21	Universal school meals gain even more support	Public News Service
8/4/21	District cites pandemic for lower summer meal participation	Salisbury Post (NC)
8/5/21	Student garden club teaches about food, nutrition	KKCO-TV
8/5/21	COVID's Influence On The School Cafeteria? Less Fresh, Local Food	KCUR (Kansas City)
8/6/21	Schools prioritize safety in classrooms, cafeterias	Chalkbeat/Tennessee
8/6/21	USDA seeks input on schools' "Buy American" rules	The Packer
8/9/21	School nutrition pros prep for school year	Kingsport Times News
8/9/21	School nutrition program includes more vegetarian and vegan foods	Miami Herald
8/11/21	Pandemic reveals need for free school meal access	Reuters
8/16/21	Free meals affect students' idea of school	Chalkbeat/New York
8/16/21	Drought and other supply chain issues impact school lunches	Spectrum News
8/16/21	Parents, students push for outdoor plan for school lunch time	Bethesda Magazine
8/20/21	High school shifts lunch to classrooms	WCBD-TV
8/23/21	District returns to some meal deliveries	The Advocate
8/23/21	Ag group update State Farm to School policy handbook	Civil Eats
8/24/21	Schools facing food supply issues	KFYR-TV (Bismarck, ND)
8/25/21	Elementary schools move lunch outdoors	Evanston Now
8/26/21	Public school offers all-day foodservice	Food Management
8/26/21	District overcomes supply chain challenges	WNTW-TV
8/27/21	Staff and product shortages, delivery delays hamper fall school start	Food Management
8/29/21	California schools prepare for universal meals	Marin Independent Journal
8/31/21	Pandemic affects school meal operations	WVEC-TV
8/31/21	Study: Child obesity rates increase during pandemic	Washington Post
9/2/21	State school nutrition programs get $10M in federal COVID funds to attract, retain staff	WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
9/6/21	School cafeterias are looking for workers, too	Marketplace
9/7/21	School nutrition pros ask for patience amid menu changes	The Daily Nonpareil
9/11/21	Districts face pricier food, distribution issues	News Tribune
9/13/21	Students rave about school meals	WJTV-TV (Jackson, Miss.)
9/13/21	Schools respond to cafeteria COVID-19 concerns	VTDigger
9/14/21	School buses taking lunch to students learning virtually	WSB-TV
9/17/21	Labor shortage affects popular school meal items	Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA)
9/21/21	Shift to free school meals could affect funding	Colorado Public Radio
9/23/21	Federal bill could expand free school meal access	Education Week
9/24/21	Schools need nutrition flexibility amid supply issues	Bloomberg
9/25/21	Support grows for universal school meals in Vermont	WFFF-TV
9/27/21	Minnesota high school commits to offering more plant-based protein meals	KMSP-TV (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn)
9/27/21	Schools scramble to feed students amid shortages	The New York Times
9/27/21	October marks National Farm to School Month	Missouri Ruralist
9/29/21	USDA sends schools $1.5 billion to relieve student lunch crunch	CNN
9/30/21	District limits free dinners for students	WTOP News (Washington, DC)
10/1/21	Schools respond to supply chain disruptions	Today
10/1/21	School nutrition pros: supply chain challenges not sustainable	The Denver Post
10/4/21	Schools struggle to feed students amid supply chain issues	CBS News
10/6/21	District opens commercial greenhouse to support school nutrition program	KUSA-TV