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Fiber Race

 Nov. 13, 2012

We had administration, faculty and students compete against each other to learn about fiber. Students had four fiber-related tasks to complete, such as building a fiber cereal pyramid. The participant who finished the fastest won a high-fiber cereal with

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Illinois State eliminates table tents

 Nov. 13, 2012

In the spring semester of 2013, Campus Dining Services at Illinois State University will eliminate the use of table tents in all of their dining centers.

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Learning Techniques

Nov. 13, 2012

We collaborated with our sustainable dining interns to create a “Basic Cooking Techniques” cooking class certification, which ranged from knife skills and sanitation to soups, sauces and proteins. Classes were also offered on sourcing and work

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Vegan station a hit at Youngstown State

Nov. 12, 2012

Station also attracts non-vegan students seeking healthy options.

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Bottle water gains

Nov. 12, 2012

Operators say bottled water is the beverage category that has the highest growth potential in the next two years, with 22% of respondents to The Big Picture research pegging this category to increase in sales.

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Joie Schoonover: The Real Deal

By Lindsey Ramsey on Nov. 08, 2012

Joie Schoonover has been a busy woman. In just four years as director of dining and culinary services at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Schoonover basically has reinvented the foodservice program. She led a team that opened two major projects this

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Groundhog Meal

Nov. 06, 2012

This year we featured a “Groundhog Day” movie trivia contest and served a traditional German meal to celebrate what was traditionally known as Candlemas Day, which was introduced by German settlers in Punxsutawney, Pa. Last year, we repeated t

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Most sandwiches made to order in retail locations

Nov. 05, 2012

When it comes to offering sandwiches in their retail locations, operators are most likely to offer them as a made-to-order option. Only one operator—from a college or university—said sandwiches were not an option at retail locations.

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U. of Chicago creates two permanent halal stations

Nov. 05, 2012

Stations installed in partnership with Muslim Students Association.

Yes We Can

By Lindsey Ramsey on Nov. 01, 2012

Have you been following the dining services drama at the University of Miami during the last few weeks? Here's the short story.

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