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Golden Living director of hospitality and Oklahoma State University supervisor win MenuDirections 2015 Culinary Competition

 Mar. 03, 2015

It was a decision that brought the duo recognition at Monday night’s MenuDirections 2015 awards ceremony in Memphis, Tenn., which is part of FoodService Director magazine’s annual conference geared towards foodservice operators and suppliers.

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U. of Buffalo to try a “Hunger Games”-themed service

 Mar. 03, 2015

Staff will dress in “Hunger Games” costumes. Special effects will reflect the setting of the movie series. A green screen with the movie background will be set up for guests to “step into” the movie.

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Five takeaways from MenuDirections

By Paul King on Mar. 03, 2015

MenuDirections 2015 kicked off Sunday in Memphis at The Peabody Hotel with a motivational opening presentation, two culinary workshops and the conference’s annual Dine-Around. Here are five takeaways from the event’s first day.

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College uses “food detective” to identify the source of its food

Mar. 02, 2015

Chico State is tracking supplies back to their farm origins to comply with the state university system’s new sustainability standards.

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8 restaurant trends every operator should know

Mar. 02, 2015

Although the top trends come from the restaurant side of the business, Gerry Ludwig was quick to point out implications for the noncommercial sector.

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Online ordering for employees

Mar. 02, 2015

We are rolling out an online ordering system for hospital employees, which could soon include a mobile app.

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Michelle Obama “thrilled” about Let’s Move! salad bar milestone

Feb. 27, 2015

Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools, a sub-initiative of the first lady’s Let’s Move program, announced its 4,000th salad bar has been donated to schools.

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Former Olympian Jackie Joyner Kersee commends St. Louis school for healthy initiatives

Feb. 27, 2015

The gold-medal winning Olympian met with students at a St. Louis high school to recognize programs such as Seed to Table, the school’s garden initiative.

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University study finds most and least addictive foods

Feb. 27, 2015

Data gathered from more than 500,000 participants at the University of Michigan verified the three most, and least, addictive foods.

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Farm to School Act of 2015 connects students, farms

Feb. 27, 2015

Congress is taking strides to ensure childrens’ health while improving local economies and family farms by expanding the USDA’s Farm to School Grant Program.

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