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Signature Series: Granola

As part of our ongoing Signature Series, we asked operators to share their unique recipes featuring granola.

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Growers' Insights: Land is in demand for more beef

Despite ranchers receiving higher dollars for their beef, ranch expenses have increased, eating up their revenue.

Click through Snapshots of all the menu strategy recipes from the September 2014 issue. This month features snacks.

Seventy-three percent of operators strongly agree that the scope of a director’s job has expanded in the past five years to include responsibilities outside the traditional foodservice realm. That, however, doesn’t translate into managing additional departments, as 81% of operators are not responsible for departments outside foodservice.

Getting a quick caffeine fix or on-the-go snack will be easier than ever at three university campuses this fall.

Forty-five percent of operators reported that their subsidies have increased in the past year, up from last year’s survey, in which only 26% saw an increase.

Visually, puddings and custards might not be as impressive as petits fours or multi-tiered cakes, but these humble sweets are true workhorses in the kitchen.

Most employees look forward to the proverbial lunch bell. In addition to providing a much-needed respite and providing the energy for completing the day’s work, lunchtime gives them a chance to bond.

The study comes from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which in 2011 signed an industry agreement with 14 food manufacturers and three GPOs to “develop, produce and market healthier food products for schools at competitive prices,” according to the report.

In order to add a signature spin to its menu, the team at Compass Group-managed Microsoft Dining, in Redmond, Wash., has brought home the bacon—its own bacon, that is.

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