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4 business books that boost leadership

 By Alaina Lancaster on Dec. 15, 2015

Mentors, TED Talks and books help shape management styles. Here are several operators picks on training literature that changed the way they do business.

Operations

Senior nutrition sites may close due to state budget cuts

 By FSD Staff on Dec. 10, 2015

Nine of 28 nutrition sites in Oklahoma that serve fewer than 25 meals daily could be denied funding.

Operations

Mich. lawmakers to vote on sub-minimum wage

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 10, 2015

Anyone under age 20 could be paid a lower rate.

Steal This Idea

Holiday bonuses for time-crunched staff

Dec. 08, 2015

Employees who work during the holidays receive a $6 dining-facility credit. Staffers can use it to pick up items to help spend less time in the kitchen.

Operations

Unidine debuts nutrition program for dementia

By Bianca N. Herron on Dec. 08, 2015

Fresh Bites offers bite-sized meals that can be eaten without utensils.

Operations

Aramark tests food-cost reduction program

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 04, 2015

The program pivots on kitchen rationalization.

People

What are the best questions to ask cafeteria-job candidates?

By FSD Staff on Dec. 03, 2015

As long as you ask questions that gauge their work ethic, reliability, skill level and attitude, you’ll be able to get a good overview of how they’d do.

Operations

EPA salutes noncommercial market’s best waste reducers

By Bianca N. Herron on Dec. 01, 2015

The 2015 winners of the agency’s Food Recovery Challenge used a variety of tactics to divert more than 600,000 tons of food from landfills.

Operations

3 restaurant trends worth watching

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 01, 2015

Here are three currents that could splash into college foodservice and other noncommercial sectors.

Workforce

Strategies for recruiting cooks

By Amy McKeever on Nov. 30, 2015

All segments of foodservice are facing a cook shortage; nearly half of respondents in FSD’s 2015 B&I Census reported that recruiting staff is an issue.

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