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Guckenheimer names Boyd as new CEO

In-flight catering veteran Randall Boyd has succeeded Jeanie Ritchie as CEO and COO of Guckenheimer.

Operations

Corporate cafeteria employees fight for days lost to Hurricane Sandy

Workers tell news site that they had sick days, vacation time taken without warning.

Fifty-two percent of operators aren’t familiar with the term “stealth health,” according to research from The Big Picture. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t practicing it in their operations.

Summer innovations for us included a Hamptons Lunch. We offered a lobster bake with lobsters cooked to order, corn, potatoes, clams, etc. It’s one of our signature events, and everyone really enjoys it.

Operators say bottled water is the beverage category that has the highest growth potential in the next two years, with 22% of respondents to The Big Picture research pegging this category to increase in sales.

Restaurant Associates worked overtime to feed bustling newsroom during storm.

Nearly three-quarters of non-commercial foodservice operations—72%—are not unionized, according to research from The Big Picture.

We asked operators what changes they plan to make to their menus in the next 12 months to make them healthier.

I get a lot of phone calls that go something like this: How many non-commercial operators are doing X. Or what percentage of non-commercial facilities offer Y. Most of the time I can’t give an exact number because, unlike their commercial counterparts, very little research is done about the non-commercial foodservice industry. That’s all about to change.

Verizon's foodservice contractor, Aramark, will test system in Basking Ridge, N.J., facility

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