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The latest foodservice management practices, food-safety news and more.
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Hospital recognized for progressive sustainability efforts

 Mar. 23, 2015

An Indiana hospital is being recognized as being the most environmentally progressive in the state for programs including a rooftop garden and composting program to battle food waste.

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Rats possible in high school cafeteria

 Mar. 23, 2015

San Diego Unified School District is investigating a rat problem after an employee in one high school found large amounts of rodent droppings in the cafeteria and other locations.

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Sodexo questioned about selling expired food

Mar. 20, 2015

Students have complained to Sodexo aboutnot checking perishable food items in a campus C-store more frequently. Manager Gwen Burney says this is not her first time hearing of the problem.

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Cafeteria worker contracts Hepatitis A

Mar. 20, 2015

A school district is monitoring students and staff after a cafeteria worker was diagnosed with Hepatitis A.

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Allergen-free serveries address growing concern for students

Mar. 20, 2015

As students become more open to discussing food allergies, universities are beginning to take a proactive approach to addressing students’ dietary needs by creating allergen-free stations to prevent cross-contamination.

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Program lets students donate meal plan

Mar. 20, 2015

Bowling Green students with meal plans may donate one meal-card swipe per week to students who are in need of food. Donated swipes are put on cards, with five swipes each, that are then given to needy students.

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Student’s letter leads to new item on lunch menu

Mar. 20, 2015

A letter and recipe from a first grader led to a new item being added to the school lunch menu – pigs in a blanket.

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Plan to curb school meal options for sake of budget under fire

Mar. 19, 2015

A plan by Boston public schools to cut costs by reducing the variety and number of food offerings is raising concerns among parents and foodservice employees, worried students won’t find anything they like to eat.

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Sodexo survey: 66% of managers say quality of life top priority

Mar. 18, 2015

About 66% of top managers in corporate, healthcare and educational institutions are convinced improving quality of life is a strategic priority, according to a Sodexo report.

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Former employee who called in cafeteria threat arraigned

Mar. 18, 2015

A former MSU employee who made a threatening call, causing a secure-in-place at a dining hall cafeteria, turned herself in and has been arraigned.

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