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Unions not likely in non-commercial foodservice

 Oct. 29, 2012

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

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Food waste feeds hospital flowers

 Oct. 26, 2012

Leftovers are processed in pulper into dry mixture that can be added to soil.

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Fryless Friday promotes healthy options at Hawaii hospital

Oct. 25, 2012

Friday cooking methods focus on baking, grilling and broiling.

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Gluten-free options to increase in coming year

Oct. 24, 2012

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

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FSD to offer statistical Big Picture of non-commercial industry

By Becky Schilling on Oct. 23, 2012

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.

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Online Exclusive: Making Catering Memorable—Unusual Requests

By Paul King on Oct. 23, 2012

Strange catering requests don’t happen as often as one might think, and they are usually not as strange as you might expect. Whenever we ask operators to share with us their strangest catering requests, we hear our share of food stories, and they ar

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Emily LaStarza, R.D.

Oct. 22, 2012

Emily LaStarza, R.D., Regional Clinical Nutrition Manager for Morrison at White Horse Village in Newtown Square, Pa., is a person who is meticulous, detail-oriented and a stickler for doing things the right way because she understands that the benefit wil

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Majority Rules

By Becky Schilling on Oct. 22, 2012

WARMINSTER, Pa.—When Diane Dougherty, assistant foodservice director at Ann’s Choice, a 132-resident CCRC, says the dining operation is resident centered, she means it. For the past four y...

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On NYC’s Healthy Hospital Food Initiative, for Ashley Lederer

Oct. 22, 2012

In 2008, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Executive Order 122, which created New York City Food Standards. These standards affect meals served in city agencies, including hospitals. Now, the city’s health department has launched the Heal

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N.Y. hospital rooftop farm brings hyper-local food to patients

Oct. 19, 2012

The farm encompasses 2,200 square feet of rooftop space.

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