Colleges & Universities

Operations

Starbucks trucks roll out on campus

The coffee chain's pilot program is sending its food trucks to three college campuses to serve food and drinks with more flexible hours than some dining halls.

Operations

Many directors have worked at nursing homes, senior living at some point in their careers

Including their current position, foodservice directors have worked at an average of four non-commercial locations in their careers. Here’s a breakdown, by segment, of where FSDs have worked in their careers.

The sandwich shop, which is located in just 290 square feet, offers students and faculty a quick dining option.

The dining hall will focus on local ingredients and will feature different lunch and dinner menus.

From a college that only cooks from scratch every day to a college that lets students use their dining plan at countless off-campus restaurants, we’ve tracked down the 75 best colleges for food in America.

A state initiative to ensure cleaner restaurants by using color-coded placards and more health inspectors will apply to restaurants and cafeterias at University of Hawaii.

The college ranks No. 7 on the Top 10 Gluten Free Accommodating Colleges list for 2014.

The recent ruling by the NCAA that student-athletes in Division I institutions will be allowed unlimited meals and snacks has been met with everything from consternation to puzzlement from foodservice directors. Some are concerned about the effect it could have on their current operations, while others believe it could benefit their departments.

Within the last three years, 86% of non-commercial operators have received a salary increase that was not tied to a promotion. Directors in Hospitals (57%) and B&I (58%) are the most likely to have received that increase in the last 12 months.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ dining center was built with private-public funding and will revert back to university ownership after it’s paid back from revenues generated at the hall.

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