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FoodService Director is working to track the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on the foodservice industry. See below for the latest updates, and to connect with other operators during this time, join the private Facebook group Coronavirus in the Food & Beverage Industry.

Foodservice Operation of the Month

Get to know Dining Services Director Robert Darrah

 By Julianne Pepitone on Feb. 05, 2021

See what’s in store for Darrah’s operation, which was named FSD’s February Foodservice Operation of the Month.

Workforce

U.S. Senate votes to stave off federal wage increase during the pandemic

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 05, 2021

The legislative body also boosted the chances of Congress passing President Biden’s $1.9 trillion aid package.

Workforce

Feds issue new anti-COVID guidelines for workplaces

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 04, 2021

OSHA strengthened its employer recommendations for keeping workers safe, including what to do about vaccines.

Operations

4 COVID-19 takeaways from a recent healthcare panel

By Benita Gingerella on Feb. 03, 2021

Hospital FSDs shared how their operations have been making do during the pandemic.

Operations

Cura Hospitality seeks to give residents a taste of excitement in these trying times

By FSD Staff on Feb. 02, 2021

“We don’t want to just put food in a box and close the lid,” the company’s corporate executive chef says.

Operations

What lies ahead in C&U foodservice

By FSD Staff on Jan. 29, 2021

College and university dining directors discuss what the future looks like in their slice of the foodservice world.

Operations

Biden issues executive orders aimed at increasing SNAP and Pandemic EBT benefits

By Benita Gingerella on Jan. 22, 2021

The orders seek to up federal food assistance for families struggling amid COVID-19.

Menu

How Cura Hospitality’s senior-dining program is building on 2020’s successes

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 21, 2021

Corporate Executive Chef Eric Goldberg looks at the silver linings that emerged from adaptations made in the last year.

Menu

The top trends impacting restaurant menus

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 19, 2021

The National Restaurant Association surveyed operators and consumers to pinpoint current culinary and dining trends.

Operations

In challenging times, foodservice finds chances to do good

By Amanda Baltazar on Jan. 13, 2021

With fewer people on-site, all types of dining operations are serving up meals to those in need.

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