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Habanero's, University of California, Riverside

 Apr. 26, 2012

When Dining Services' Mexican concept at the University of California, Riverside, just wasn't delivering how the department wanted it to, Cheryl Garner, executive director of Dining Services, decided to spice things up. Enter Habanero's, which

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On the Job with Julie Stewart

 Apr. 03, 2012

Julie Stewart, food service manager at the 4,700-employee SAS campus in Cary, N.C., has been guiding her team through a transition period as a result of the opening of a new executive briefing center, which caused many employee moves around campus. Stewar

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J&W Delivers “Contemporary Rustic” Italian Concept

By Lindsey Ramsey on Feb. 08, 2012

When the time came to design a concept for a vastly underserved area of campus at 10,700-student Johnson & Wales University, contemporary rustic Italian became the winning idea, according to Steven Sandblom, director of Campus Dining.

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Lebanon Valley College

Jan. 27, 2012

When Metz Culinary Management took over the foodservices at 1,900-student Lebanon Valley College, in Annville, Pa., in 2010 the company also had the opportunity to jump in on a $13.3 million renovation project that transformed 500-seat Mund Dining Hall. B

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Hallmark Co.

Jan. 26, 2012

Christine Rankin, corporate foodservices manager for Hallmark, gave FSD a tour of the company's facilities in Kansas City, Mo. Hallmark is one of few remaining self-operated B&I foodservice departments in the country.

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“BabyBerk” Food Truck Debuts at UMass

By Paul King on Jan. 23, 2012

BabyBerk, the new food truck at the University of Massachusetts, has quickly gained a following during its first month of business. Dave Eichstaedt, assistant director for retail dining, says BabyBerk has hit $9,000 in revenue in its best week, adding tha

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Bringing the Farm Indoors

By Becky Schilling on Jan. 22, 2012

A new café opened last month at 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor. The new St. Joe’s Market Café is a $1 million renovation of the old cafeteria, which Jim Tripp, manager of retail services, says enabled him to create a healthy caf&ea

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Ye Olde Dairy

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 17, 2012

Going to The Dairy at the University of Maryland is like going back in time—in more ways than one. Not only is this retail shop contained in a space that, according to head baker and pastry chef Jeff Russo, “has an old-style, 1930s or ’4

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Beverly Hills School Embraces Retail Trends

By Becky Schilling on Jan. 17, 2012

Most K-12 schools don’t have a traditional retail outlet. Some schools, such as the new Beverly Café at the Beverly Hills High School, are revamping their cafeterias to create a retail feel in order to mimic what students see in the commercia

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‘Last Drop’ Brings Retro Back to Life

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 17, 2012

Coffee shops on college campuses are now a well-known entity. The aesthetics are usually of the Starbucks-inspired variety—warm colors, comfy seating and dim lighting. Not the case with 12,700-student Vanderbilt University’s year-old Last Drop

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