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3 restaurant trends we’re tracking

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 02, 2015

Consumers want foodservice operators to dig deeper on health, “natural” ingredients and local sourcing. Here’s how your streetside competition is responding.

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Jorge Lopez joins Devonshire at PGA National as executive chef

 By Bianca N. Herron on Jun. 01, 2015

Lopez brings nearly 20 years of culinary and event management experience to Devonshire, an Erickson Living retirement community located in Florida.

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DIY instructions

May 28, 2015

We are creating recipe cards to display on our salad and sandwich bars to give customers ideas about salads and sandwiches they can assemble themselves.

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Senior community offers chef-driven dining venue options

May 28, 2015

The options for dining at Splendido senior living center range from a cook-to-order café to an outdoor dining terrace to the formal Marbella, an upscale, chef-run dining venue featuring local products.

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How one senior-living FSD addresses allergies

By Katie Fanuko on May 26, 2015

James Martin explains how The Village at St. Edward handles the challenges of accommodating residents with food allergies in a segment that already abounds in special dietary needs.

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Four ways to make a facility more sustainable

By Katie Fanuko on May 22, 2015

Foodservice operators shared some tips during the National Restaurant Association show.

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Paint your plate

May 21, 2015

Each summer we run a four-week program that focuses on adding a wider variety of fruits and vegetables to employees’ diets.

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Five Star Senior Living wins award for celebrity chef program

By Bianca N. Herron on May 20, 2015

The national senior living provider received a Best of the Best Award from the Assisted Living Federation of America for its celebrity chef program.

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Food tower could be symbol of rebirth for tornado-ravaged community

May 19, 2015

A 200-foot vertical greenhouse proposed by a University of Kentucky student created buzz at a town hall meeting, as a Kentucky community seeks to draw visitors in the wake of a natural disaster.

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Healthy recipe contest

May 18, 2015

For National Nutrition Month, we ran a healthy salad recipe contest, asking students to submit their favorite salad recipe according to set healthy criteria.

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