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3 ways to boost sustainability and sustain business

 Sponsored content from our partner WinCup on Oct. 14, 2020

As foodservice operators face unprecedented challenges, finding eco-friendly alternatives to resource-intensive practices may not be top of mind.

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Bon Appetit Management Co. reinforces commitment to local sourcing

 By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 14, 2020

The company’s Eat Local Challenge motivated culinary teams to create dishes with ingredients from within 150 miles.

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University of California lays out plan to eliminate single-use plastics on its campuses by 2023

By FSD Staff on Aug. 28, 2020

Plastic bags used in campus retail and foodservice locations will be the first to go.

Operations

The surge in meals to go brings packaging challenges and innovation

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 22, 2020

Operators share how they’re dealing with availability, sustainability and other issues as packaging demand grows.

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Steal this idea: Appoint food waste champions

Jun. 18, 2020

Empower employees to encourage their peers to waste less.

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School district replaces plastic water bottles with aluminum cans to cut back on waste

By FSD Staff on Jan. 09, 2020

Manhattan Beach Unified School District switched to aluminum canned water at some of its schools at the start of the school year.

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Hospital partners with nonprofits to donate excess food

By FSD Staff on Jan. 08, 2020

Providence St. Joseph Medical Center donates about 150 pounds of food a week to a local food pantry.

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Tahoe Truckee Unified School District: Schooled on sustainability

By Julianne Pepitone on Dec. 13, 2019

At this California district, conserving resources and cutting waste has become a way of life.

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K-12 survey: Feeding students, not the trash can

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 11, 2019

Here's how operators across the country are dealing with food waste and food insecurity.

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Schools produce 530,000 tons of food waste annually, new study estimates

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 10, 2019

The waste could be costing schools $1.7 billion each school year.

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