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Culinary Council: Trends that will be shaping menus in 2016

 By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 23, 2015

FoodService Director surveyed our 50 Culinary Council members to see what items customers are demanding and what will be on their menus in the coming year.

People

What makes a competitive benefits package?

 By FSD Staff on Nov. 19, 2015

When contemplating what benefits to offer, it's best to look at the ideal age range of your candidates and what they'd most desire at this stage.

Operations

8 winning social media tactics

By FSD Staff on Nov. 16, 2015

These restaurant chains’ wins can be other foodservice operators’ gains. Here are some of the best practices used by the standouts to engage their audiences.

Steal This Idea

How to cross-utilize utensils

Nov. 16, 2015

An empanada ‘fork’ seems like a tool that would lay in a back drawer—except when the Latin American-style turnovers are on the menu. But, it’s a kitchen MVP.

Menu

How to make comfort food more healthy

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 16, 2015

Healthy comfort food can mean different things to different diners, from veggie-packed mac and cheese on campus to lower-sodium soups for senior living.

Workforce

3 ways to recruit top talent at a job fair

By Dina Berta on Nov. 16, 2015

FSDs are looking for talent. With the market starting to tighten, the job fair has returned as an effective means to find potential qualified candidates.

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How to prep with sheet pans

Nov. 16, 2015

Let sheetpans do the prep by turning a sheet pan upside down, lightly oiling it and heating it in a very hot oven to get dough crispy for flatbread pizzas.

Workforce

10 questions to ask cafeteria candidates

By Jim Korner on Nov. 16, 2015

10 key questions that will gauge a cafeteria candidate's dependability, attendance, skills, knowledge and their ability to work with others on the job.

Menu

Smoking is heating up in 2016

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 16, 2015

Smoking, both as a cooking technique and flavor enhancer, is heating up. The NRA's 2015 Culinary Forecast named smoking one of the Top 5 preparation trends.

Operations

5 trends that will shape noncommercial foodservice in 2016

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 16, 2015

How will onsite feeding evolve next year? FSD posed the question to the researchers and consultants at Technomic. Here’s what they prepared specially for FSD readers.

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