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Oklahoma hospital adds new room service program

 Dec. 09, 2013

Jackson County Memorial Hospital will offer fresher food and a new restaurant-style menu for patients.

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Breakfast goes global

 By Kate Parham Kordsmeier on Dec. 06, 2013

You know what they say: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But American breakfasts, while tasty, are often high in carbohydrates and fat. 

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Lunch from scratch

Dec. 04, 2013

Three out of 10 operators say they will increase their use of from-scratch cooking in the next two years, according to The Big Picture. Schools are the most likely to expect an increase, at 43%.

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Dessert snapshot

Dec. 04, 2013

Fruit, by far, is the dessert category that operators expect to grow the most in the next two years (42%).

Steal This Idea

Listen to your customers

Dec. 04, 2013

We listened to the complaints of our night employees by adding additional menu items, including breakfast items and healthier choices, and we added a third employee to that shift. 

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Dinner a popular, complex meal

Dec. 04, 2013

Six out of 10 operators who serve dinner report that their dinner daypart has remained static in the past two years. Sixty-four percent of operators expect their dinner daypart to remain the same in the next two years.

People

Kelly Ornberg, R.D.

Dec. 03, 2013

Kelly Ornberg, R.D., nutrition services manager at St. Charles Health System, Redmond, Ore., communicates well with her on-site managers and supports their authority to manage in her absence.  

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Iowa hospital shares nutrition information to promote healthy food choices

Dec. 02, 2013

UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's now posts nutritional signs containing calorie, fat, carbohydrate and protein amounts in food options.

Menu

Desserts: In a shell

By Kate Parham Kordsmeier on Nov. 25, 2013

Individual desserts have been gaining in popularity, beloved for portion control, personalization and presentation. 

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Wis. medical center opens Harvest Market restaurant on campus

Nov. 25, 2013

Watertown Regional Medical Center's new restaurant is open to the public and features sandwiches, soups, skillets and more.

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