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Breaking News: Sodexo to Pay New York $20 Million for School Rebate Fraud

July 21st, 2010 · 7 Comments · food news, school food

New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Sodexo, one of the world’s largest food service company’s, has agreed to pay the state $20 million to settle complaints that it fraudulently pocketed rebates from food manufacturers that it was supposed to turn over to some 21 public school districts and the State University of New […]

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Restaurant Chefs Propose Taking Over D.C. School Cafeteria

July 21st, 2010 · 9 Comments · kids, school food

A group of prominent D.C.-area restaurant chefs has volunteered to introduce a novel concept in school food service to one Capitol Hill elementary school:  collaborating with parents to take over kitchen operations on a non-profit basis, replacing prepackaged and reheated factory meals kids currently eat with food cooked from scratch and served with real plates and cutlery. Led by Cathal Armstrong, chef and […]

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D.C. Schools Wait Nine Months for Rebate Accounting from Chartwells

July 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · kids, school food

D.C. Schools Chief Operating Officer Anthony Tata told The Washington Post yesterday that he has been waiting some nine months for Chartwells, the school system’s hired food service provider, to furnish an itemized accounting of the rebates it receives from food manufacturers in connection with its purchases for school meals. Tata made the disclosure to […]

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