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Rick Bayless hits campus with first location at Northwestern

 Jan. 24, 2013

Frontera Fresco concept offers Bayless signature Mexican cuisine.

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Stanford University partnership brings food trucks to campus

 Jan. 17, 2013

Trucks managed by Off the Grid food management company.

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New U of Arkansas executive chef cuts calories, not taste

Jan. 17, 2013

Solon Pietila brings 10 years experience to University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Election Day Cook-off

Jan. 17, 2013

We utilized our patio to host a friendly competition between the dining halls. Each of the four dining halls participated with each team consisting of two cooks creating their own recipes for chili. It was a perfect fall day for chili, and the students we

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Williams College expands late-night service

Jan. 17, 2013

Snack bar will provide breakfast food until 2 a.m. on weekends and midnight on weekdays.

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Soup for the Soul

Jan. 14, 2013

During the cold winter months we offer a “Soup for the Soul” station, which consists of six different hand-crafted soups accompanied by artisan breads and housemade cheese croutons.

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UNC Dining reaches sustainable food goal early

Jan. 14, 2013

Interns for CDS used the “real food calculator” to audit the dining services’ purchases.

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Simple awareness leads to reduction in food waste

Jan. 14, 2013

New study shows students threw out 15% less food after marketing push.

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Wellness programs

Jan. 12, 2013

The same percentage of operators—70%— have an employee wellness program as those who offer a customer wellness program. Long-term care/senior living operators were the least likely to offer both types of services; 53% don’t have an employee wellness program while 50% do not offer the service for customers.

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Farmers’ markets not prevalent in non-commercial facilities

Jan. 12, 2013

The majority of non-commercial foodservice establishments do not have farmers’ markets on their campuses. Schools and LTC/senior living were the least likely segment to have farmers’ markets.

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