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University chefs across West Coast compete for bragging rights

01-23-2015 | Source: The UC Santa Barbara Current

Hand-picked student diners from UC Santa Barbara judged a four-course tasting menu.

Sodexo tells GWU foodservice employees layoffs inevitable

01-21-2015 | Source: The GW Hatchet

Union representatives received email from Sodexo stating that two J Street workers would be laid off because of university-mandated cutbacks. But the university, facing a $20 million budget shortfall...

Study finds kids’ intake of calories, fat increases on days they eat pizza

01-21-2015 | Source: Philly.com

Study published in Pediatrics indicates that children and teens consumed an additional 84 calories and 230 calories, respectively, on days that they eat pizza. However, researchers also indicated...

Two Chicago schools test program to track students’ food choices

01-21-2015 | Source: Medical Press

The Healthy School Meals Realized through Techonology (SMART) Schools is a program designed by preventative medicine experts to track students’ food choices when cafeteria workers scan a student’s...

Massachusetts university creates additional meal periods

01-21-2015 | Source: The Justice

In response to student requests, Brandeis University now offers five meal periods per day: Breakfast, continental breakfast, lunch, limited lunch and dinner.

Vancouver hospital can’t control rat problem

01-21-2015 | Source: The Province

A surging rat population in the cafeteria and food prep area at B.C. Women’s and Children’s Hospital has prompted management to step up rodent control efforts. But inspectors said they don’t believe...

Chick-fil-A partnership gives hospital bad rap

01-20-2015 | Source: Greenville Online

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine slams Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hospital for its contract with Chick-fil-A, calling it one of the “six worst public hospital food environments” out...

Robots to transport food, more at new SF hospital

01-20-2015 | Source: CNET

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center at Mission Bay will employ 25 robots to traverse the 800,000-square-foot hospital, carrying food trays, pharmaceuticals, and even...

A foodservice culture change for Mississippi healthcare group

01-20-2015 | Source: The Dispatch

New menus and fresher ingredients are helping the 14 hospitals within Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation to elevate the patient experience. Morrison Healthcare, which Baptist contracted with in...