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Operations

U. of Buffalo new dining hall aims for restaurant-style service

 Apr. 11, 2013

Renovation cost $12 million and brought eight mini-restaurants to dining hall.

Design

Great Spaces: Bistro3 Dining, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo

 Apr. 11, 2013

Built in the 1960s, Bistro3 Dining Hall had only received equipment updates when needed. The renovation brought several restaurant venues together under one roof, along with natural light and a comfortable Western Michigan-themed atmosphere. The venue fea

Operations

Workforce size stagnant

Apr. 10, 2013

For most non-commercial operations, staffing remained stagnant during the past two years. College and those operations with more than $1 million in annual purchases were the most likely to have increased their staff in the past two years.

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Healthy Station

Apr. 10, 2013

In our Watterson Dining Commons we have a Fresh Bites venue that features items from the American Dietetic Association’s top 100 perceived healthy items. The station features fresh vegetables and fruit, whole grains, and lean meats and seafood.

Operations

UConn director honored for local growing columns

Apr. 10, 2013

Dennis Pierce awarded Connecticut Agricultural Journalism Award for the second year in a row.

Operations

Princeton University implements reusable to-go container program

Apr. 10, 2013

Students purchase $5 token, which is exchanged for container.

Operations

Low attendance closes dining hall for semester

Apr. 09, 2013

Spring semester usually less busy, says director.

Operations

Colleges most likely to post nutritional content; LTC/senior living least likely

Apr. 08, 2013

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the nutrition label, we thought we’d share how operators in the non-commercial foodservice industry post the nutritional content of the items they serve.

Operations

Plan to chop trees for new dining hall draws students' ire

Apr. 08, 2013

Trees could get chopped as soon as May 1.

Operations

Boston College “Fly”ing High with New Mini-Marts

By Paul King on Apr. 07, 2013

Responding to continued student requests for foodservice outlets akin to a 7-Eleven store, Boston College Dining Services has opened three “mini-marts” that it calls On The Fly. Two of the stores, which opened last semester, are located on the

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