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Thinking HACCP in a COVID-19 World

Apply HACCP principles and approaches when developing or revising your plan for minimizing this year’s unique health risks. School nutrition personnel are currently challenged by unprecedented safety concerns. In the…

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Mastering the Meal Kit

Innovative school nutrition teams transform the challenges of curbside meal service into exciting new opportunities. When it comes to ramping up curbside and delivery meal service, the restaurant industry has…

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First, Survive. Then, THRIVE

More prompts and guides to help you get through this challenging school year with your program—and your spirit—intact. This should have been an article about field trips. Not particularly useful…

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Safety First, Last and Always

Developing a strategy for prioritizing employee safety—and making subsequent investments—can prevent costly injuries down the line. For much of the past six months, school foodservice professionals had limited access to…

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Three Former Health Inspectors Walk Into a School Kitchen…

Their insights and suggestions for improving your relationship with the local health department are no joke. “Inspecting a school kitchen was the highlight. If we wanted to end the day…

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Preparing for the Next Big Crisis

School nutrition operators share what’s working—and what’s not—in their emergency feeding efforts. The lessons they’ve learned during the COVID-19 pandemic will prove invaluable in the future. “You can’t plan for…

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