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C&U operators keep things cooking during Sandy

Foodservice staffs band together to get students through the storm.

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Notre Dame all in for Meatless Mondays

Program is part of the Humane Society's The Monday Campaign.

For years, big-time college athletes have been widely resented on college campuses, perceived by some as pampered and privileged, and maybe even corrupt.

Nearly three-quarters of non-commercial foodservice operations—72%—are not unionized, according to research from The Big Picture.

Menus, presentations and venues are all tools foodservice oeprators use to encourage customers to socialize —in both non-commercial operations and restaurants.

We asked operators what changes they plan to make to their menus in the next 12 months to make them healthier.

With Meatless Mondays, low-carbon diets and under 500 calorie meals, foodservice operators are always looking for the next food trend. At the University of Connecticut, it’s the raw foods movement. Dining Services has decided to embrace raw foods wi

Meat will now be served three days a week.

I get a lot of phone calls that go something like this: How many non-commercial operators are doing X. Or what percentage of non-commercial facilities offer Y. Most of the time I can’t give an exact number because, unlike their commercial counterparts, very little research is done about the non-commercial foodservice industry. That’s all about to change.

In a very short time Nicole Lovely, assistant cafeteria manager II at the University of Georgia, in Athens, established herself as the Oglethore Dining Commons manager’s right-hand person, says J. Michael Floyd, associate vice president for auxiliar

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