Cuisine Solutions introduced Café + Teria in Arlington, VA. This new dining option at lunch will provide students with additional allotted amounts of vegetables and will likely increase their consumption through this program. It also provides a more modern dining experience with several different international cuisines focus to address menu fatigue. Parents will see Café + Teria as a consistent fresh dining option that their children will appreciate. Cuisine Solutions is also providing the three Arlington high schools with the recipes, standard operating procedures, name brand and marketing materials to support the new program. Café + Teria resembles a franchise for schools, which can be replicated at any school district in the country. It will operate similarly to popular fast casual restaurants that appeal to young diners.  After the school forum last February, Cuisine Solutions’ chefs and team worked together using the feedback from the districts to create the menu especially for Café + Teria focusing on local ingredients. Arlington has a robust farm-to-school program. The team focused on product selection and recipe creation that would appeal to students and provide healthy, quality, delicious options with appealing combinations, incorporating local produce from area farms for the toppings. The recipes are also low in sodium, fat and sugar. Additionally, dressing recipes and ingredient combinations for each type of cuisine were developed through The Culinary Research and Education Academy (CREA), the global leader in culinary research, education and consulting, and the sister company to Cuisine Solutions.