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
1/2/24	States opt out of Summer EBT program	FoodService Director
7/27/22	School nutrition professionals brace for continued supply chain challenges	FoodService Director
8/1/23	Federal bill seeks to better training for school nutrition professionals	FoodService Director
8/7/23	USDA will give almost $30M to small and rural schools as part of its Healthy Meals Incentives initiative	FoodService Director
1/16/24	New Jersey expands free school meal access	FoodService Director
1/11/24	Minnesota school meal participation jumps after adopting universal free meal program	FoodService Director
1/23/24	Virginia makes a second attempt at passing universal free school meals legislation	FoodService Director
9/14/22	USDA to provide almost $500 million in procurement funding for school nutrition programs	FoodService Director
9/23/22	USDA launches first phase of new $100M healthy school meals initiative	FoodService Director
11/11/22	USDA launches School Food System Transformation Challenge	FoodService Director
11/21/22	Minnesota schools that give alternative meals to students with meal debt are breaking the law, state attorney general says	FoodService Director
11/28/22	How one organization is reducing food waste in Rhode Island schools	FoodService Director
12/7/21	School nutrition manager talks supply chain issues	FoodService Director
12/7/22	Food businesses unite to help tackle school meal debt this holiday season	FoodService Director
2/21/24	California school nutrition operators grapple with persistent labor shortages	FoodService Director
12/17/21	How one school nutrition professional is building community on Instagram	Foodservice Director
2/23/24	School meal participation jumps in 5 states that implemented universal free meals	FoodService Director
2/27/24	Minnesota bill would provide free milk to students who bring lunch from home	FoodService Director
4/23/19	Colo. looks to waive reduced-priced lunch fee for eligible high schoolers	Foodservice Director
1/11/22	SNA: Make free school meals permanent	FoodService Director
1/20/23	How K-12 operators are tackling labor and supply chain issues	FoodService Director
4/2/24	Federal bill would set up grant program for scratch-made meals in schools	FoodService Director
1/31/23	Federal bill would require food allergy training for school nutrition workers	FoodService Director
4/5/24	School breakfast and lunch participation drops following loss of universal free meals	FoodService Director
4/22/24	A look at which states have the healthiest school lunches	FoodService Director
2/21/23	Iowa introduces universal free meals bill, while North Dakota and Oklahoma bills stop short of offering free school meals for all	FoodService Director
2/8/22	White House report calls for more full-time nutrition staffers	FoodService Director
2/18/22	New report shows school lunch participation dropped by 30% during pandemic	FoodService Director
2/28/23	As a school district racks up $53K in meal debt, nutrition director believes there's only one solution	FoodService Director
2/22/22	New bill seeks raise reimbursement rate for school lunch	FoodService Director
3/7/23	What’s next for school nutrition: 4 takeaways from SNA’s Legislative Action Conference	FoodService Director
3/8/23	Federal bill would permanently increase school meal reimbursement rates	FoodService Director
2/24/22	3 ways operators are communicating procurement challenges to diners	FoodService Director
3/29/23	School Nutrition Association calls on USDA to halt further restrictions on school meals	FoodService Director
4/5/23	Milk companies commit to reducing sugar in school milk	FoodService Director
4/5/22	As supply chain challenges persist, school nutrition teams go local	FoodService Director
4/29/22	Districts get ready to celebrate school nutrition professionals on National School Lunch Hero Day	FoodService Director
4/28/22	As child nutrition waivers near expiration, 2 states take steps to provide universal school meals	FoodService Director
5/10/22	High school nutrition team hires students to combat staffing challenges	FoodService Director
5/11/22	Updated school nutrition standards reduced weight gain in students from low-income families, study says	FoodService Director
5/9/23	Federal bills push for more free meals at school	FoodService Director
5/19/22	New law requires Illinois schools to offer a plant-based lunch alternative to students	FoodService Director
5/30/23	Agriculture appropriations bill includes $31.9B in school nutrition funding	FoodService Director
6/5/23	J.T.M. Provisions Company recalls beef chili products sent to schools	FoodService Director
1/23/20	K-12 operators react to USDA’s proposed changes to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs	Foodservice Director
10/20/23	K-12 operators and manufacturers gear up for potential changes to school nutrition standards	FoodService Director
6/23/23	U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide school nutrition programs additional procurement aid	FoodService Director
6/28/23	Meal participation drops at nation’s largest school districts following loss of free meals	FoodService Director
11/13/23	Schools look for workarounds as milk carton shortage persists	FoodService Director