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B&I

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Spend quality time in the kitchen with guests

 Jun. 15, 2016

Baptist Retirement Communities of Georgia started a panel discussion with its cooks and FSD to give residents a chance to tour its kitchen and ask questions.

Workforce

An employee onboarding cheat sheet

 By Jim Korner on Jun. 15, 2016

With the mentor’s help, create a 90-day plan that is both unit- and job-specific. Include time frames for tasks to be learned, not mastered. Here's a cheat sheet.

Menu

Salad bars grow up

By Kelsey Squire on Jun. 15, 2016

To keep up with the growing demand for healthy, customizable options, operators are kicking their old salad bars to the curb and engineering new offerings.

Operations

Reduce waste with proper ordering, storage

By John Morell on Jun. 15, 2016

Despite the large amount of produce used at the entirely vegan Muse School in Calabasas, Calif., the great majority is consumed, and there is little spoilage.

Workforce

Finding a work-smartphone balance

By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 15, 2016

Regulating employees’ smartphone use might make operators feel like an overbearing parent, but it’s becoming a necessary evil of the workplace.

Operations

How foodservice operators are keeping up with the demand for transparency

By Dina Berta on Jun. 15, 2016

For operators, the next steps in transparency are local sourcing, cooking from scratch, working closely with suppliers and developing their own products.

FSD Culinary Council

How to drive interest in breakfast programs

By FSD Staff on Jun. 15, 2016

Question:What menu tweaks are you making to drive interest in your breakfast program?Answers from FSD's Culinary CouncilWe started making a breakfast bread pudding with all of our leftover breakfast b...

People

How to structure the onboarding process

By Jim Korner on Jun. 15, 2016

A new employee’s first 60 to 90 days are the most critical for everyone. They shape the new staff member’s future. The first step to consider is orientation.

Steal This Idea

Let residents serve as culinary ambassadors

Jun. 15, 2016

Acts Retirement-Life Communities does a monthly Meal In The Life, where residents of different cultures serve as ambassadors to help coordinate the program.

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Create an ingredient cheat sheet

Jun. 15, 2016

At North Carolina State University, Executive Chef William Brizzolara says his team created a soup matrix to cut down kitchen labor and prep time.

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