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Article: Healthy choices: for better selection, nutritional awareness and cost savings, districts are opting to outsource food services.(Food Service)
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- District Administration
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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ALMOST EVERY DAY, television news and newspapers report on the growing challenge of childhood obesity. While waistlines are expanding, school budgets clearly are not. Combine these two ingredients and districts have the perfect scenario for outsourcing the management of their food service program.
School districts around the country have turned to external food service partners because they recognize the valuable solutions these partners offer, with a variety of nutritious foods and a great dining environment for students. Districts also have the opportunity to reduce their food service costs and even turn a profit, while maintaining high levels of employee ...