THE NEWSROOM



Jacket Java At UW-Superior Becomes A Certified Green Restaurant


January 23, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Charlotte Maher Green Restaurant Association P: 617-737-4425 charlotte.maher@dinegreen.com Jacket Java at UW-Superior by A'viands becomes a 2 Star Certified Green Restaurant® One of the First 5 Certified Green Restaurants® in Wisconsin Superior, WI – 1/10/2013 Jacket Java at UW-Superior by A'viands was recently certified as a 2 Star Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national nonprofit organization helping restaurants to become more environmentally sustainable. Receiving 130.61 GreenPoints™ on the GRA’s...

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NL Area Merchants Collecting Food For Local Food Shelf


March 20, 2012

Source: Lakes Area Review - March 12, 2012 Visitors will notice boxes for collecting non-perishable food items out at some New London area businesses beginning Friday, March 9 through the end of the month. Participating New London businesses are in a bit of a competition to see which store can collect the most non-perishable food items (canned or dry) during the month of March. A’viands, the company that manages the food and dietary services for GlenOaks, will donate a free soup and sandwich meal to the employees of the business that collects the most pounds of food during March, National...

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Good Meals That Are Good For You


February 29, 2012

Source: The Edgerton Reporter - January 25, 2012 The soup is on at the new cafe at the Edgerton Hospital and Health Services on Sherman Road and it is warm, healthy and nutritious. In partnership with Minnesota’s A’viands Food and Services Management, the hospital has started a Fit Choices 4 Life food program at the cafe that is designed to provide goodtasting edibles and food that is also good for you, according to registered dietician Jenny Ludwig. The new food program, which started when the new hospital building opened last fall, also complements and reinforces the hospital’s ongoing...

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‘Chef on Demand’ Spices Up The School Lunch Program


February 24, 2012

Source: Westby Times - February 22, 2012 On Wednesday, Feb. 15, students in Westby Middle School and Westby Area High School enjoyed a unique culinary experience when John Parkyn, the school district chef, participated in an A'viands program to provide students with a chance to experience food in a whole new light with just a little spice to get their blood flowing. A'viands, the food management company contracted by the district to oversee it's food service program for the 2011-12 school year, offers "Chef on Demand" services to the school districts they contract with. The program integrates...

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Healthy Food Programs Earn Schools National Honors


October 24, 2011

Source: Reedsburg Times Press - October 22, 2011 Third-graders Nicholas Rizzio and Maxwell Beale scarfed down their lunches at Westside Elementary School on Friday, tearing apart turkey ham slices and making orange smiles with their quartered oranges. "My favorite lunch time food is pizza!" Rizzio declared. "No! Pizza poppers with toast!" "Mine is carrot sticks!" Beale said. "Ooh, and cucumbers," Rizzio added. "Those are really good, too." Many might be surprised that the boys like carrots and cucumbers as much as pizza. But for Debra Wollin, food services director for the Reedsburg...

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