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"Fish to School" project brings fresh catch to Seacoast schools

 Dec. 19, 2014

Fish sticks made way for a different sea bounty at schools throughout the Seacoast on Wednesday, Dec. 11, when locally caught Acadian redfish was prepared and served in the cafeteria.

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Rutgers eliminates trays, saves $300K

 Dec. 19, 2014

Rutgers University says it has saved $300,000 in the first 10 weeks since it eliminated trays in three student dining halls.

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DIY farm market

Dec. 16, 2014

There’s no space for us to invite local farmers to do a farmers market. So we had our produce company bring in local produce.

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Tell it with pictures

Dec. 15, 2014

We have a lot of Burmese patients who have literacy issues and can’t read our menus, so we started a room service style just for them.

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Who’s trending now?

By Paul King on Dec. 12, 2014

Conventional industry wisdom has long maintained that trends start in fine dining and trickle down through the various foodservice strata.

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University of Utah opens food pantry for students

Dec. 11, 2014

The University of Utah has a new pantry for students who are experiencing food insecurity. It’s called the Feed U Pantry.

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Linda Eichenberger: Treating students as customers

By Lindsey Ramsey on Dec. 10, 2014

Linda Eichenberger has transformed the foodservice at the Oak Hills Local School District by introducing healthy menu items and creating The Lunch Box.

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Ask the dietitian

Dec. 10, 2014

We use technology to give students a chance to connect directly with me in our “Ask the Dietitian” series.

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Compass adds dining app for North American customers

Dec. 09, 2014

Compass Group has introduced a mobile dining app for customers of the foodservice facilities it manages in North America.

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Talk about food

Dec. 03, 2014

We just launched a Café Series, which is a demo and discussion forum about culinary topics.

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