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Confessions of Harry Dorofee

 Sep. 07, 2012

Harry Dorofee, foodservice director for Flik International Corp. at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York, would love to meet Steve Jobs, prefers IMAX and hates rollercoasters.

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On Bringing in Outside Concepts, for Tod Nissle and Paul Egger

Sep. 06, 2012

At Microsoft, in Redmond, Calif., there is a long tradition of bringing in local restaurants to offer more variety to its customers. The account is currently looking at bringing in local pizza restaurants to supplement dining’s redevelopment of its

Dealing with drought: The price fallout

By Lindsey Ramsey on Sep. 05, 2012

Every day brings more headlines about the drought in Midwestern farming areas. Many operators are wondering how is the drought going to affect food costs?

Operations

Gary Crompton, Jay Silverstein win SFM Directors' Awards

Sep. 05, 2012

Winners will be recognized at national conference next week.

Steal This Idea

Promoting Chefs

Aug. 28, 2012

In my government and military accounts we have a traveling chef program, which offers good experience for my chefs to get out and see other operations. I have the chefs do a chef’s table with advance advertising. They create a poster board with food

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Jennifer Takara

Aug. 21, 2012

Jen Takara, café manager for Bon Appétit at Yahoo!, is our safety “Navy Seal,” says Robert Hart, general manager. Takara created, and continues to build on, a safety program. She has been an integral part of opening several

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SODO Kitchen Supports Sustainability Mission

By Lindsey Ramsey on Aug. 17, 2012

Starbucks doesn’t just want to wake up the world with caffeine. The company also has made a commitment to promote its socially responsible practices, a commitment that Bon Appétit, foodservice provider at Starbucks’ Seattle headquarters

Steal This Idea

Lunchtime Food Fair

Aug. 17, 2012

We have a local food show during a meal in the dining hall. We bring in local vendors and farmers that we purchase from and let our customers interact with them and taste their products. Guests get to see us supporting local business, and it gives us a gr

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Think tank lauds U.S. Army healthy eating program

Aug. 16, 2012

Program promotes healthier eating through standardized menus and identifying food as Fit Picks.

Stealing stories: shopping & snacking

By Lindsey Ramsey on Aug. 06, 2012

We're always encouraging the stealing of ideas from other operations. It helps operators do their jobs better. However, everyone has a good story about customers who try the other kind of stealing—the bad kind.

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