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District considers cutting cafeteria-worker hours

 Sep. 17, 2015

Cotati-Rohnert Park School District officials want to lay off the equivalent of 12-and-a-half full-time cafeteria workers and hire nine of them back at reduced hours with no benefits, a move they say will save $150,000 a year.

Operations

Pedestal Foods names Jennifer Dodd COO

 By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 17, 2015

The K-12 dining services company announced the hire Tuesday, noting Dodd’s strategic planning and brand development experience.

Operations

University to enforce clean-shaven policy for foodservice employees

Sep. 17, 2015

Syracuse University’s new policy will start March 2016, with exemptions for religious or medical reasons.

People

Jill Horst: serving sustainable dining

By Erin Gibbons on Sep. 15, 2015

Jill Horst, director of residential dining services at the University of California, Santa Barbara, increased sustainable food purchases by 38 percent.

Operations

How foodservice directors are changing lives and communities

By Dana Moran on Sep. 15, 2015

With an integral role in the nutritional lives of students, employees, patients and seniors, FSDs are called upon to support, nurture and shape communities.

Workforce

How to operate smoothly during renovations

By Simedar Jackson on Sep. 15, 2015

Operators who have taken the renovation plunge find that planning, communication and some improvisation are critical to keeping operations humming.

Workforce

Adding more restaurants? Read this first

By Katie Fanuko on Sep. 15, 2015

A year ago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital decided to replace its cafeteria with a collection of fast-casual and quick-service restaurants.

Workforce

How to manage alcohol in campus catering

By Dana Moran on Sep. 15, 2015

While students can visit the bar at events such as corporate recruiting, the University of Michigan doesn’t serve alcohol at student-run gatherings.

Workforce

What disrupts the sleep of student-feeder and SNA chief Jean Ronnei?

By Kelly Killian on Sep. 08, 2015

As chief operations officer at Saint Paul Public Schools in Minnesota, Jean Ronnei is responsible for overseeing transportation, facilities, technology

People

Dora Rivas’ next path to promoting child nutrition

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 08, 2015

The four-decade veteran of school foodservice is technically retiring, but don’t expect her to stop pursuing a lifelong goal of improving what youngsters eat. She took a moment to share why she’s retiring, what she’s learned and which of her many achievements make her most proud.

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