menu development

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Host a chef’s table with the president

We do a monthly “Lunch with the President.” Our president, Dr. Robert O. Davies, who started here last July, is very student-oriented.

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Blue Wall makeover gives UMass dining more options and customers

While many non-commercial foodservice operators would love to have at least one bakery as part of their program, the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Mass., has two.

Three Takes On offers several different versions of the same classic dish. This month: unique takes on sushi.

This versatile fruit is a welcome addition to savory entrees and innovative desserts.

MenuDirections 2015 gathered the most progressive and influential foodservice professionals in Memphis, Tenn., earlier this month.

Aramark will work with suppliers to secure cage-free egg products.

Mark Freeman is taking Microsoft's foodservice to the next level by driving a from-scratch cooking philosophy, promoting the use of a cashless cashier system and pushing for an "ingredient revolution."

The executive director of auxiliary services at Binghamton University in Binghamton, N.Y., admires Pope Francis, loves Chilean sea bass and wishes french fries had never been invented.

When it’s lunchtime at St. Anne School in Laguna Niguel, Calif., students can contemplate ordering items such as a New York strip steak sandwich, or barbecued pulled pork sliders with pineapple coleslaw, courtesy of Chef Azmin Ghahreman.

From protein and produce to packaged foods, operators are seeking out simpler, less processed fare.

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