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Uproar over Galveston campus’ food leads to sit down with contract manager

 Nov. 18, 2014

Students at the Texas A&M campus complained so bitterly about the food that Chartwells dispatched a representative for what a local radio station called “crisis talks.” The contractor agreed to add more fruit and higher quality options.

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Cheesecake: A blank canvas

 By Marygrace Taylor on Nov. 17, 2014

Cheesecake is the type of simple, blank-canvas dessert that begs for creative flavor tinkering.

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How to reach Muslim and Hindu customers

By Becky Schilling, Kate Parham Kordsmeier, Megan Warmouth and Paul King on Nov. 17, 2014

Meeting the dining demands of a growing and underserved Hindu and Muslim student population.

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Students weigh in to keep UMass’ Real Food on track

Nov. 17, 2014

A fall 2013 initiative to raise the university’s use of sustainable food to 20 percent by 2020 was discussed at a follow-up Real Food Town Hall Meeting organized and attended by students.

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Miami of Ohio dining goes digital

Nov. 14, 2014

Digital dining is making the First Stop restaurant the “cool” place to eat at Miami University of Ohio, thanks to the marriage of new student ID cards with Google Nexus tablets.

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How to renovate to satisfy new consumer generations

By Megan Warmouth on Nov. 14, 2014

Sales and satisfaction figures declined as Millennial students bypassed the Northside Café at the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) on their way to other campus venues.

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Get ready for ramen

By Marygrace Taylor on Nov. 13, 2014

Operators are taking this Asian noodle soup, once the packaged stuff of college dorms, to new heights.

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University of Maryland finds low demand for takeout shop

Nov. 13, 2014

The outlet was opened in February to provide another place where students could use their meal plan swipe cards, but dining services says the expected traffic never materialized. The 251 Express shop will close after Thanksgiving.

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How to create an event around a single, locally sourced food

By Becky Schilling, Kate Parham Kordsmeier, Megan Warmouth and Paul King on Nov. 13, 2014

Developing a comprehensive culinary and educational event around one local foundation of the food supply—the honeybee.

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Denny’s to develop new college format

Nov. 13, 2014

The Denny’s family restaurant chain plans to expand its presence on college campuses by opening more units of a fast-casual variation called The Den, patterned after the outlet that opened at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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