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College hosts science-inspired food event

 By FSD Staff on Mar. 01, 2017

Dining services partnered with the science school to serve a “biologically diverse” menu with such items as cheddar insect larvae.

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4 organizational trends gaining steam

 By FSD Staff on Feb. 16, 2017

Sodexo this month unveiled its list of 10 trends impacting workplaces worldwide during 2017. Here are a handful that pertain particularly to FSDs, and how some operators are addressing those trends. 

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University uses weights to scale back on food waste

By FSD Staff on Feb. 14, 2017

The interactive program aimed to show students how much food gets thrown away in dining halls.

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7 growing trends in foodservice equipment

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 14, 2017

While the industry may not be quick to adopt ultra high-tech advances such as robots, there's innovation happening on the equipment front, with suppliers trying to make running an operation easier.

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3 partnerships that led to a stealable idea

By Dana Moran on Feb. 13, 2017

As part of a large public research university, FSD Dawn Aubrey has a wealth of brainpower at her disposal. Here are three ways she has partnered with other departments.

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Director of sustainability redefines University of Michigan dining

By FSD Staff on Feb. 13, 2017

When it comes to fostering engagement in sustainability efforts, you can step up and do the work, or wait for it to happen to you, says Keith Soster.

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Theft-worthy knowledge from the University of Illinois foodservice team

By Dana Moran on Feb. 13, 2017

Read on for stealable staffing, menu and operations ideas.

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NY school districts receive grant for buying local

By FSD Staff on Feb. 08, 2017

Through the grant, the districts have hired a farm to school team, implemented a farm to school menu day and purchased fruit sectioners so students can slice their own fruit.

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District digs into local lunches

By FSD Staff on Jan. 27, 2017

A new program aims to expose students to more local items and give them nutritious choices.

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High school to plant orchard on campus

By FSD Staff on Jan. 20, 2017

As with the school’s garden, produce from the organic orchard will eventually be used for meals served in the cafeteria.

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