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Drought shows signs of letting up, climatologist says

The drought that has plagued the southern United States since 2011 is easing its grip on areas across the state, according to a Texas A&M climatology expert.

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Healthy choice

Rather than bore students with dry stats on calories and fat, Wesley Delbridge, R.D., food & nutrition director for Phoenix’s Chandler Unified School District, is turning healthy eating into a game.

When Northwestern Healthcare, in downtown Chicago, decided to close Café 251 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital earlier this fall, it made a strategic move that not only salvaged the cafeteria’s two most popular stations but also helped draw customers to another venue on the campus.

Powdered mix with freeze-dried marshmallow bits? Think again. Whether for special events or as an everyday indulgence, operators are finding new, unexpected ways to make hot chocolate feel fresh.

“I don’t know how you got this job,” my mother remarked to me last week when I got back from a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Click through Snapshots of all the recipes featuring ingredients from the October 2014 issue. This month features pork.

Pork’s versatility offers operators the chance to have some fun with the protein, especially in trendy street food applications.

If you don’t have change to get a snack out of a vending machine at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), don’t worry, just download the vending app.

Click through snapshots of all the recipes from the October 2014 issue featuring hot chocolate.

You may have mastered millennials and possibly even Gen Z, but if you want to really ensure your business success, start hanging out in preschools.

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