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Tap business partners for events

 Nov. 15, 2016

A friend of the restaurant opened a coffee shop and wanted to serve more interesting food, so our pastry chef has partnered with the shop for menu development.

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How to keep customers on-site for coffee

 By Lisa Arnett on Oct. 17, 2016

How do you keep customers buying coffee on-site rather than drifting out the door to that big-name coffee chain down the street? Here are some best practices.

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A lesson in pride of place

By Amy McKeever on Oct. 17, 2016

Through culinary arts programs, students learn the basics of agriculture, practice pivoting a menu based on seasonality, and compost as they cook.

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Fish for partnerships

Oct. 17, 2016

Sparrow Hospital wanted to add sushi, but that’s not really its director's expertise. So she found a local company that offered to put three sushi chefs on-site.

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University invites local restaurants to host dining hall pop-ups

By FSD Staff on Sep. 30, 2016

To spice up events on campus, Northwestern Dining is looking to commercial ops.

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Google partners with Chopt to promote healthy eating

By FSD Staff on Sep. 28, 2016

The collaboration aims to provide healthful, exciting food options for Google employees.

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Sodexo doubles down on healthy meals for military members

By FSD Staff on Sep. 19, 2016

The vendor is partnering with celebrity chef Robert Irvine as part of a nutrition initiative.

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Learn from local chefs

Sep. 15, 2016

Loudoun County Public Schools started a culinary academy this summer. A local chef donated her time to teach staff how to make clean soups, sauces and dressings.

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Partner with outside districts for grants

Sep. 15, 2016

Muskegon Public Schools has two urban school districts, and partnered with two rural districts to broaden the lives we could affect with our Farm to School grant.

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How K-12 operators find strength in partnerships

By Amy McKeever on Sep. 15, 2016

Here’s how the six USFA member schools are making it work—one obstacle at a time.

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