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The latest foodservice management practices, food-safety news and more.

Palm-scanning technology hits school lunchrooms

By Dina Berta on Mar. 15, 2016

A district tested palm scanners in schools to see how well they would process payments. The results were so positive that school officials installed a device.

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The Besties

By Dana Moran on Mar. 15, 2016

These strategies and ideas aren’t just effective, off-the-wall, creative, profitable and zany. They’re the best—according to these operators.

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Top 5 hospitals for healthy food

By Bianca N. Herron on Mar. 15, 2016

Aspen Valley Hospital in Colorado and New York-based Stony Brook University Hospital tied for first place in the Physicians Committee’s 2016 list of hospitals with the healthiest food.

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Vending machine customers spring for fresh options

By Dina Berta on Mar. 15, 2016

Vending machine sales are up 7 percent at the University of Buffalo, but students on the New York campus aren’t buying more sugary snacks and beverages.

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The best facilities and sustainability practices

By Dana Moran on Mar. 15, 2016

A part of FoodService Director's "The Besties," these are the best facitilies and sustainability practices operators have submitted in the past year.

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3 newly discovered ideas to swipe

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 14, 2016

Our roundup of ideas includes a speedy way to serve barista-style lattes, an easy design fix to boost interactivity and a chicken-cooking technique to spice up vegetables.

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