In 1895, George Selden set in motion the means for all future traffic jams when he received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. In honor of this occurrence, offer discounts on grab-and-go items.
Today is Book Lovers Day. Hold a book sale in the cafeteria, by inviting customers to bring in their unwanted books and selling them for $1, with all proceeds donated to a charity of your choosing.
Today is National Nachos Day. Develop a menu around these tasty chips, give them away free with every purchase of $5 or more, or set your own special.
Employee Rewards
Mickey Sellard
Manager, Dining Services
Golden Living
Fort Smith, Ark.
We formed a committee to take nominations each month for employees who exhibit outstanding customer service. The selected employee is honored with a placard-carrying parade of employees, a proclamation, free lunch, desk plaque, special parking space for a month and a company-wide e-mail announcement. This has brought more focus to our customers.
Dried cherries and walnuts are the headliners in this vinaigrette. Sweet and tangy flavors make it a good dressing for a simple salad of greens and pine nuts.
In this roundtable discussion during the 2009 NACUFS conference, operators and suppliers talk about what they are trying to do to improve sustainability in foodservice.
Every five years Congress has the opportunity to make changes to the child nutrition programs through the Child Nutrition Reauthorization process. Currently, Congress is debating legislation to determine what changes should be made. FSD talked with Katie Wilson, school nutrition director at Onalaska School District in Wisconsin and past president of the School Nutrition Association, to find out her thoughts on the reauthorization.
In the Tulsa (Okla.) Public School District, special menus were created to enhance the students' brain function during testing weeks. More fresh fruit and whole-grain options were added to the menus, as well as those options that are high in antioxidants. During the program, breakfast participation increased 4.3%.
In my two-plus years covering the non-commercial foodservice industry, I’ve learned a lot. But one of the great things I’ve learned is that the people who work in this field are, by and large, passionate people who love to share what they are doing to help others.