While you might not have heard of them (I hadn’t), Aramark is a company that provides food services and uniforms to hospitals, stadiums, universities, and public school districts in multiple countries. They got themselves into a bit of trouble last week, however, when they served lunch at Nyack Middle School in upstate New York. It was the first day of February, making it also the first day of Black History Month. Teachers and parents raised complaints of “insensitivity” when the Aramark staff served chicken and waffles, with watermelon being one of the choices for dessert. This was apparently not the first time that’s happened and the company was quickly forced to make a public apology. (NBC News)Read More
The “wrong” school lunch menu for Black history month
