BRISTOL — Prompted by the acquisition of its food service group by another company, the Newfound Area School Board is bringing the operation of its culinary program back into the district. The board also signed a formal document asking the Grafton County Superior Court to approve a set of special meetings to let district voters decide whether to purchase the former TD Bank building.

Whitsons Culinary Group, the 15th largest food service management company in the United States, and the fourth largest K-12 food service operator, has purchased Abbey Group, which has headquarters in Sheldon, Vermont, and serves schools in New England and Upstate New York. Newfound was in the fourth year of a five-year annual contract with Abbey Group.

Until 2017, Newfound operated its own food service progra

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