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Cure to a crisis?

The October issue of FoodService Director will contain an Analysis piece I wrote entitled “The Great GMO Debate.” The article examines the concept of genetic engineering in agriculture and why some people, companies and organizations are so high on it while others are convinced it could mean the death of agriculture.

Menu

Taking stock of snacks

As between-meal eating grows increasingly popular, the humble snack has become nearly as important as breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Click through Snapshots of all the dessert recipes from the September 2014 issue. This month features custards and puddings.

As part of our ongoing Signature Series, we asked operators to share their unique recipes featuring granola.

Click through Snapshots of all the menu strategy recipes from the September 2014 issue. This month features snacks.

Seventy-three percent of operators strongly agree that the scope of a director’s job has expanded in the past five years to include responsibilities outside the traditional foodservice realm. That, however, doesn’t translate into managing additional departments, as 81% of operators are not responsible for departments outside foodservice.

Visually, puddings and custards might not be as impressive as petits fours or multi-tiered cakes, but these humble sweets are true workhorses in the kitchen.

We have several independent residents in our main dining room who have some type of food allergy.

The study comes from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which in 2011 signed an industry agreement with 14 food manufacturers and three GPOs to “develop, produce and market healthier food products for schools at competitive prices,” according to the report.

Click through Snapshots of all the recipes featuring beef from the September 2014 issue.

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