K-12 Schools

Making employees love you

By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 11, 2016

Joanne Chang works hard at maintaining the culture she’s created at her four Flour bakeries, her restaurant Myers + Chang and newly opened commissary kitchen.

Operations

Creative marketing encourages picky eaters to try new foods

By FSD Staff on Apr. 11, 2016

One FSD at a New York school district has gotten her students to eat kale by using marketing slogans like, “What doesn’t kale you makes you stronger.”

Datassential reports that menu mentions of flatbreads have increased 34 percent in the last four years. Versatile and adaptable, these close cousins of pizza can be topped with any number of ingredients to create appetizers, shareables and snacks.

Workforce

How to blow an interview

By Alaina Lancaster on Apr. 11, 2016

Here’s an interview tip: When asked about management style, don’t respond that you enjoy making people cry. This and other sage wisdom on why hiring managers don’t extend job offers.

School lunch proposal raises breakfast reimbursement—and CEP admission standard

By Bianca N. Herron on Apr. 08, 2016

The latest House of Representatives proposal to reauthorize the school lunch program is a mixed bag for school feeders.

Operations

New ranking reveals best high schools for food quality

By FSD Staff on Apr. 06, 2016

William T. McFatter Technical Center in Florida and Itineris Early College High School in Utah top Niche’s 2016 list of public high schools with the best food.

Operations