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Healthcare chef takes top honors in Competition Dining Series

 Mar. 10, 2015

Chef Ryan Conklin of Rex Healthcare beat out restaurant chefs to take the Competition Dining Series title, giving a boost to the notion of hospital food.

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School to go all-vegan by fall 2015

 Mar. 10, 2015

The privately-funded school is going beyond Meatless Mondays and will be the first to offer an all-vegan cafeteria. Officials have been working on making the switch since 2013.

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Culinary boot camp could start a national movement

By Paul King on Mar. 10, 2015

When 39 school foodservice directors and their affiliates gathered in December in Minneapolis, Minn., for a three-day culinary “boot camp,” they did more than taste food and share ideas.

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District takes seven parents to court over delinquent cafeteria accounts

Mar. 10, 2015

Delinquent accounts in the school district total $9,963 with the seven cases amounting to $4,477, according to the district business office.

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Sodexo CFO to step down

Mar. 09, 2015

Sodexo has announced that Marc Rolland, Vice President Benefits and Rewards for the Asia region, will replace long-serving chief financial officer Sian Herbert-Jones when she steps down next year.

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Snow days play havoc with school foodservice workers’ pay

Mar. 09, 2015

Hourly school support staff, including foodservice workers, are looking at smaller paychecks due to recent off days. Some must now figure out how to spread their finances.

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Is there a link between climate change and food safety?

Mar. 09, 2015

A study published in Food Research International suggests flooding, warmer temperatures attributed to global warming could compromise the integrity of fresh produce.

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Soldiers, sailors now get the skinny on combat rations’ nutrition

Mar. 09, 2015

The Department of Defense recently launched the Combat Rations Database to give personnel more information on field rations, from calorie counts and fat content to vitamin information and more.

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Director says Sodexo follows FDA guidelines; students unsure

Mar. 09, 2015

Students at Franklin College are being assured that premade items by Sodexo follow FDA guidelines and are safe to eat, even though students see items sitting out.

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Retirement communities showcase healthier dining

Mar. 09, 2015

“Taste of Sunrise” events, planned as part of National Nutrition Month, include cooking competitions, culinary demos, special lunches and more.

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