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Top 5 ballpark foods of 2015

 Jul. 13, 2015

For deep-fried delicacies this summer, diners need look no further than their local baseball stadium. Here’s a roundup of 2015’s best new ballpark foods.

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Bringing veggies to healthy meatloaf

 By Dana Moran on Jul. 13, 2015

Kim Smith's Brain Healthy Cooking guidelines have found a way to keep the meat in meatloaf while introducing more produce, grains and other ingredients.

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Foodservice takes on animal welfare

By Erin Gibbons on Jul. 13, 2015

When Boston University students lobbied the school to serve only cage-free eggs on campus, the university agreed to change its buying practices.

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Reduce waste with salad-dressing shooters

Jul. 13, 2015

During the 2015 MenuDirections Awards Dinner, our salad course was served with individual salad-dressing “shooters” [instead of one vessel for the table].

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Feeding customers from scratch—fast

By Marygrace Taylor on Jul. 13, 2015

From making small batches every 10 to 15 minuts to preparing scratch-made bases, operators say it's possible to create home-cooked taste in minimal time.

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Culinary tour of Chicago's hot new restaurants

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 13, 2015

A behind-the-scenes menu sampling at some of Chicago’s recently opened eateries provided foodservice directors with ideas to bring back to their operations.

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University program increases local food in Iowa schools

Jul. 13, 2015

By creating a five-week cycle menu that changes depending on the season, a program funded through Iowa State University was able to increase the usage of Iowa-grown foods in four state school districts.

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David Gorberg: proactive salesmanship

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jul. 13, 2015

Fostering a food connection and salesmanship remains a driving influence in David Gorberg's role as general manager for Unidine at Tufts Health Plan.

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Sodexo introduces district food truck

Jul. 10, 2015

To entice students to purchase school lunches, the KISD food truck will visit Keller district’s four high schools once a week and other locations on the fifth day.

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West Virginia elementary school grows lunch in garden

Jul. 09, 2015

Students at Beverly Elementary School planted a small crop of lettuce in their garden, creating their own salad lunch with it and other fresh items from the salad bar.

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