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
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	Schools serve more local food amid shortages	WGCL-TV (Atlanta)
10/27/21	School nutrition programs make menu changes	The Free Press (Mankato, MN)
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
10/16/21	Schools aim to curb shortage of food with substitutions	The Birmingham Times
10/13/21	District gets ahead of supply chain woes	KSHB-TV
10/12/21	School District Celebrates NSLW with Local Fruits and Veggies	KCEN TV
10/12/21	District plans fun, healthy school meals	KCEN-TV
10/6/21	District opens commercial greenhouse to support school nutrition program	KUSA-TV
10/6/21	SNA President discusses supply chain challenges	KCNC-TV (Denver)
10/4/21	Schools struggle to feed students amid supply chain issues	CBS News
10/1/21	Schools respond to supply chain disruptions	Today
10/1/21	School nutrition pros: supply chain challenges not sustainable	The Denver Post
9/30/21	District limits free dinners for students	WTOP News (Washington, DC)
9/29/21	USDA sends schools $1.5 billion to relieve student lunch crunch	CNN
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
9/25/21	Support grows for universal school meals in Vermont	WFFF-TV
9/24/21	Schools need nutrition flexibility amid supply issues	Bloomberg
9/23/21	Federal bill could expand free school meal access	Education Week
9/21/21	Shift to free school meals could affect funding	Colorado Public Radio
9/17/21	Labor shortage affects popular school meal items	Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA)
9/14/21	School buses taking lunch to students learning virtually	WSB-TV
9/13/21	Students rave about school meals	WJTV-TV (Jackson, Miss.)
9/13/21	Schools respond to cafeteria COVID-19 concerns	VTDigger
9/11/21	Districts face pricier food, distribution issues	News Tribune
9/7/21	School nutrition pros ask for patience amid menu changes	The Daily Nonpareil
9/6/21	School cafeterias are looking for workers, too	Marketplace