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Operations

What Gen X wants from foodservice

 By Kelly Killian on Jan. 25, 2016

When the name of your demographic group also is the widely accepted symbol for a generic signature, ala Gen X, it can be easy to feel invisible.

Operations

$20M student-housing project caters to foodies

 By FSD Staff on Jan. 20, 2016

Drexel University’s Good Food Flats will feature a food lab, a commercial kitchen, a pop-up restaurant and an incubator to grow produce.

Steal This Idea

Color-coded utensils help identify healthful choices

Jan. 19, 2016

Virginia Commonwealth University uses Meet @ Balance: a colored tongs system at an all-you-care-to-eat salad bar. The tongs help advise healthfulness.

Design

Exhibition cooking brings menu trends to life

By Lisa Arnett on Jan. 15, 2016

In order to continue delivering on display cooking's wow factor, operators are bringing different pieces of equipment into the consumer's view.

Menu

Customization goes beyond the salad bar

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 15, 2016

Stations focusing on salads, sandwiches and omelets—last decade’s customization models—have evolved into a much wider variety of DIY consumer options.

Design

Freshii taps techie diners for creative ideas

By Kelsey Squire on Jan. 15, 2016

Through its  Project campaign, Freshii is seeking ideas using call-to-action messages throughout the store from members of 1871 and entrepreneurs.

Design

A pet-friendly design encourages community dining

By Alaina Lancaster on Jan. 15, 2016

Petco workers who don’t want to leave their pets behind at their workspace while they grab lunch can eat in an outdoor seating area adjacent to the cafe.

Operations

Wash. school district to open new central kitchen

By FSD Staff on Jan. 12, 2016

Officials at Bethel School District say the meal-prep site will help cut costs and improve efficiency.

Workforce

How to change dining without alienating customers

By Katie Fanuko on Jan. 04, 2016

When making the switch from a cafeteria to retail, operators also must consider how the transition will affect staff, especially if job changes are eminent.

Design

Top noncommercial designs of 2015

By Alaina Lancaster on Dec. 28, 2015

Remember when they used to call it institutional foodservice? There’s nothing that blasé about the designs of these four noncommercial facilities. Form isn’t sacrificed to function, and each of our picks of the years best delivers something more than just an inviting setting.

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