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How to handle eating disorders

 By Dana Moran on Oct. 15, 2015

How should workers handle a situation in which they suspect a diner has an eating disorder? HR insider is here with tips on how to spot and what to do.

Workforce

6 strategies to cut down customer wait times

 By Lisa Arnett on Oct. 15, 2015

Lengthy lines are a thorn in the side of any foodservice operation and can lead to cranky customers and lower profits if fewer diners are processed.

Operations

2015 B&I Census: Making it work

By FSD Staff on Oct. 15, 2015

Locally sourced foods are making a huge leap among business and industry operators. FoodService Director’s 2015 employee-feeding census polled 51 operators nationwide to capture key trends in the segment. Here’s what we gathered from the respondents.

Operations

How to use food pictures as a social media marketing tool

By Alaina Lancaster on Oct. 13, 2015

Hubspot, a software marketing company, reports Facebook posts featuring images garner 53 percent more “likes” and twice as many comments as text-only items.

Operations

Living in a semi-sustainable world

By Dana Moran on Oct. 02, 2015

Sense and Sustainability is, perhaps, an odd title for this blog. I’ve never been much of a Jane Austen reader. But it encapsulates what I’ll be writing.

Operations

3 restaurant trends FSDs need to watch

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 02, 2015

In the past few weeks, Senior Editor Pat Cobe has noticed activity in three areas: restaurant-design, a favorite daypart and a hot cooking technique.

People

Do good first impressions equal good candidates?

Sep. 24, 2015

Can first impressions be trusted to know if a candidate is a good fit? What might be a better strategy? Advice Squad provides some insights.

Operations

Sodexo appoints ‘culinary diplomat’ as liaison to House foodservices

Sep. 23, 2015

The vendor's Francisco Fimbres will be the person to whom congressional staff and lawmakers can air comments and complaints.

Operations

Delaware North sues National Park Service over Yosemite contract

Sep. 22, 2015

After losing a contract to manage Yosemite’s concessions to Aramark, Delaware North is suing the National Park Service, alleging that the new contractor should be required to purchase the attraction names and other intangible assets that Delaware North had to buy from its predecessor.

Steal This Idea

Create a fresh fruit base for healthy beverages

Sep. 21, 2015

Use fresh, seasonal fruits to create a base for agua fresca, smoothies and raspados [Mexican shaved ice]. You can choose in-season, local fruit.

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