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Free school meals trial feeds 20,000 more children
Durham County CouncilIn County Durham, the pilot scheme automatically enrolled more than 1,700 children who were previously unregistered for free scho [...]
Delta stops hot meals on some flights citing caterer food safety issue
Delta Air Lines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.Kent Nishimura | Getty ImagesDe [...]
Blackbird, Web3 Startup From Resy Co-Founder, Wants Diners to Pay for Meals in Crypto
"Lower than typical credit card fees, which can be as high as 3.75%, restaurants on the Blackbird Pay network pay a flat fee of 2% per transaction, sa [...]
New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.
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U.S. Airdrops More Aid Into Gaza, Delivering 36,800 Meals
The operation, which followed a first round of airdrops on Saturday, provided “essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict,” U.S. C [...]
Vivek Ramaswamy Struggles to Win Over Iowans, Even With Free Meals
The political newcomer’s surge over the summer has fizzled. But Vivek Ramaswamy is still spending freely to keep up a breakneck pace in Iowa and New H [...]
Free school meals for all primary pupils will go ahead, says deputy FM
"With the resources to roll out free school meals in secondary schools, would it be better targeted to support, for example, breakfast clubs or pre-cl [...]
Free school meals: London’s mayor launches £130m scheme for primary pupils
"Over a third of pupils in England now receive free school meals in education settings, compared with 1.1 million in 2009, and we have made a further [...]
Agriculture Dept. Proposes Limits on Sugar and Salt in School Meals
The proposed guidelines are part of the Biden administration’s push to address childhood obesity, diabetes and other diet-related diseases.
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Families Struggle as Pandemic Program Offering Free School Meals Ends
A federal benefit guaranteeing free school meals to millions more students has expired as food prices have risen. Many families are feeling the pinch. [...]
Jamie Oliver: Sugar tax could fund school meals
As it stands, in England and Wales children aged four to 16 are only eligible for the free meals if they live in a household with an annual income of [...]
Jamie Oliver: Give more children free school meals
The chef says he is "up for the fight" if the government does not seek to improve children's health.
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Universal free school meals begin in Wales for youngest children
Moves for all children to get free lunches are criticised for including millionaire families.
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Congress Clears Bill to Extend Free Meals for Children Through the Summer
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation on Friday to extend free meals and other food assistance for children, clearing it for President Biden’s sig [...]
Covid: Will free college meals proceed over summer season holidays?
picture copyrightGetty PhotographsThe variety of youngsters eligible without spending a dime college meals in England has risen because the begin o [...]