Operations

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

Marketing strategies for sustainable takeout containers

While some New York City restaurants railed against a ban on polystyrene packaging, which was recently overturned, Columbia University was years ahead of the game.

Operations

How foodservice directors are changing lives and communities

With an integral role in the nutritional lives of students, employees, patients and seniors, FSDs are called upon to support, nurture and shape communities.

The foodservice provider’s new executive chef at Franklin College hopes to improve the cafeteria’s food quality by bringing experience with celebrity chefs and a European education to the job.

The booming food truck scene of the last decade has operators considering how the trend could work at their college campus, school or company.

The number of children with a food allergy rose 18 percent from 1997 to 2007, however, just 38 percent of K-12 operators had allergy training in the past year.

When Deputy Editor Dana Moran was a student at Vista Middle School in Ferndale, Wash., the ultimate status snack was a big cookie—which is no longer menued.

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District hired a couple of consultants to evaluate students and educate their families about obesity, diet and other lifestyle issues.

Beyond the basic rules of operating a truck safely, laws for mobile eateries vary, so check all local ordinances before proceeding with a food truck.

Bowdoin College and Northwestern University top the Thrillist list of the best college and university dining halls in the country.

A recent study found that children in schools with shorter lunch periods tend to eat less and throw away more food.

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