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Move over, salad bars

Fruit might be sweet, but it’s also right at home in savory dishes, where it offers depth of flavor plus beneficial fiber and antioxidants for relatively few calories. Here’s how operators are working more of nature’s candy into the main meal.

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UT Dallas expands dining options with QSRs

The campus community can expect not only more dining locations this fall, but more diversity in food choices, more healthy options and late-night offerings.

One Plate Two Plates, UConn Dining Services’ latest venture located in the Student Union, opened for business Friday.

Coffee drinkers on campus should look for a new rewards system from the campus cafes.

As part of our ongoing Signature Series, we asked operators to share their signature Italian recipes.

Caesar was a focus of a recent event at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo—and we’re not talking about the salad. SUNY Buffalo students got to eat like Julius Caesar and more at the Eat Like a Roman event held in the spring. In collaboration with the university’s department of classics, the dining services department prepared a menu of items eaten during Roman times, scaling up recipes from ancient Roman cookbooks, like “Apicus” and “Roman Cookery,” for the event.

The vegan concept “Shoots” will provide vegan fare for both lunch and dinner Monday through Friday.

In an effort to offer students a fresher and more authentic Mexican cuisine, Campus Dining and Shops (CDS) transformed Salsas in the Ellicott Complex into Guac and Roll. - See more at: http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/campus/campus-host-page.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/stories/2014/August/guac_roll.detail.html#sthash.3NJMUPmf.dpuf

This week, Ryan Virgil will take on the executive chef and general manager responsibilities for Sodexo at Northeastern Junior College, in Sterling, Colo.

The University of Georgia’s new Bolton Dining Commons has only been officially open a week, but it’s already setting records.

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