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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a Council hearing on the new food contract process yesterday. We should all express gratitude to the newly formed DC School Food Project for at least making this tiny little public hearing happen. I'm afraid the panel didn't get a lot of attention outside of a handful of people on twitter. Considering there wasn't one CM speak out in favor of DCPS's murky process or the selection, I don't think they're going to take any actions to undo the contract (which unfortunately makes sense give how big the job is and how soon the school year starts).

Here was my takeaway:

* DCPS had no discernible criteria - at least one they were willing to share - for selecting the new school lunch vendor. They seemed to select the only vendor who could agree to their tight decision deadlines.
* If anything, it sounds like Sodexho could be worse that Chartwells. They certainly don't have a track record that is any better.

Hopefully the departure of Kaya, students will get someone who actually gives a damn about the quality of school lunches and doesn't mind doing the hard work of pulling these services inhouse.

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It did get some press, from the Washington Times, of all places.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/6/washington-dc-school-lunch-vendor-raises-alarms/[/quote]

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