Colleges & Universities

Operations

Getting it to go

Seventy percent of operators offer grab and go as part of their programs, and of those, 79% said they have created their own brands for these items.

Menu

Desserts: Specialty cakes

Everyone loves chocolate cake, but even the best desserts grow tiresome.

OSU workers fight to ensure quality food with large amounts of diners at one time.

This semester, food trucks are not on schedule due to lack of business, fire safety issues and winter weather problems.

The University of Massachusetts is focusing on locally produced food with the Real Food Challenge.

We sponsor outside recreational sports teams for employees, like softball and kickball, that include T-shirts for the teams. 

Steve Maiocco has been hired as assistant director of dining and executive chef at the State University of New York at Canton. Maiocco came to Canton from SUNY-Potsdam, where he was the executive chef.

Beth Emery, R.D., is the new director of Dining Services at Boston College (BC). Emery, who joined BC late last semester after working for 25 years at Aramark, will report to Associate VP of Auxiliary Services Pat Bando.

Randy Sparrow, CDM, has been hired as the system director, food & nutrition Services and environmental services, at ProHealth Care, in Waukesha, Wis. Sparrow now oversees food and environmental services at ProHealth Care’s three hospitals, the corporate headquarters and 19 clinics.

Mark Hayes, currently at the University of Wisconsin, was hired at UCCS to help the school operate its own foodservices for the first time ever.

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