These requirements for
competitive foods do not apply to food and beverages available only to staff and faculty, food provided at no cost by parents, food sold or provided at official after - school events, or food and beverages served at adult education programs.
Because, on average, the prices charged for paid meals and
competitive foods do not cover the cost of providing those foods, as explained above, this system facilitates cross-subsidization of paid meals and competitive food with federal reimbursements for free and reduced price meals.
Not exact matches
Facebook offers, as
do many similar companies, lots of
food, stock options, open office space, on - site laundry, a focus on teamwork and open communication, a
competitive atmosphere that fosters personal growth and learning and great benefits.
These risks and uncertainties include
food safety and
food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely
competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key
food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of
food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of
doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
«When [EPS] growth
does occur, it's only because the management team is intently focused on continually sharpening the concept's
competitive position through
food, experience, people, communication and operational excellence.»
The executive pointed out that Ritual
does hold some
competitive advantages over traditional
food delivery models, where delivery charges can be onerous for consumers.
His session, How SmartLabel Gives Private Label Brands a
Competitive Edge, focused on the importance of transparency and what the
food industry is
doing to offer consumers more information.
Don't get me wrong; I'm more than happy for the terrific coverage they provide, but the (friendly)
competitive nature in me wants to keep up, and it's killing me to keep my spicy
food projects on the back burner!
The
food industry is a
competitive one so it's important to keep an eye on what other businesses are
doing and ensure that they're not stealing a march on you.
Do you think the new Institute of Medicine standards for
competitive foods go far enough?
[31] An argument has been made that the National School Lunch Act prohibits school districts from using federal reimbursements to pay for
competitive foods, but this
does not reflect USDA's position.
[29] But the report
did not consider the cost of providing
competitive foods.
Competitive foods include items served in the cafeteria that are not part of a reimbursable meal (such as individual
food items or meals that
do not meet the nutritional requirements for the federal programs), individual
food items in vending machines, and meals served to adults.
When schools offer both a school meals program and
competitive foods, the federal government
does not need to underwrite all of the operating costs of the entire program; it is reasonable to expect the revenue generated by
competitive foods to cover a share of production, service, and overhead that can reasonably be attributed to providing those
foods.
Moreover, the new national school lunch standards and the proposed national
competitive food and beverage standards
do not include sugar or calorie limits for fat - free flavored milk.
However, nothing says a
competitive food program can't offer as - nutritious selections as the main line,
does it?
I compared some of the nutrition of a few products you listed, particularly Larabars to what the school district must serve to meet the Healthier US School Challenge for
competitive foods and unfortunately they don't meet the calorie requirements.
A special exemption to the standards is allowed for
foods and beverages that
do not meet
competitive food standards but which are sold for the purpose of conducting infrequent school - sponsored fundraisers.
«Since 2003, I have had the pleasure to work with thousands of schools across the country to improve
competitive foods before there was a policy to
do so and have personally seen the beneficial transformative effect that occurs when a school goes from junk -
food vending to healthy vending.
Congress
did pass legislation mandating that nutrition standards be written for
competitive foods in schools but Big
Food (the companies that brought you «Pizza is a vegetable») is lobbying overtime to ensure that these standards are weakened and delayed.
Of those (and there were many), four main issues were selected for further, immediate action: the issue of
competitive foods and a la carte
foods; the need for nutrition education; the need to coordinate with other groups in our community seeking similar goals; and the need for
Food Services to
do a better job communicating with the larger district community.
Second, if a school is making millions selling pizza and fries as
competitive food — and is on record as saying that it
does so precisely because kids are spurning the healthier meal — then I have to believe that the percentage of hard - boiled eggs and skim milk sold as part of their overall
competitive food mix is extremely low.
Art, Drama, Design /
Food Technology, Music and RS are now in danger of disappearing as school
competitive sporting provision has
done before, because the priority for an academic education sanctions their «departure».
While AB 841 allows advertising of infrequent school fundraising events involving
food or beverages that
do not meet the state and / or federal
competitive food requirements, the federal rule is stricter and
does not allow this practice.
Therefore, a school, school district, or charter school participating in the NSLP or SBP is not allowed to advertise on school campus during the school day, any
foods or beverages that
do not comply with the state and / or federal
competitive food requirements, including infrequent school fundraising events.
«And for
foods that
do cross over, we maintain very
competitive pricing.
The achievement of providing the range of goods, the
competitive prices, the
food quality, the speed of service and the ease of parking that attract millions of shoppers every day
does not show up on the media liberal radar.
Aurora is one of dozens of start - ups vying to bring an algae - based product to market that will be
competitive with petroleum but
does not take farmland out of
food production, an issue that has plagued the corn ethanol industry.
Smith says Canada's future in the
food sector could also be stunted if it
does not become more
competitive on the regulatory front.
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