Operations

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

How college operators are keeping students’ dining dollars on campus

Innovative marketing and fresh initiatives are helping FSDs continue to grow their business.

Operations

When it comes to sustainability, foodservice operators grasp at straws

An item about the size of a pencil has become the latest target in FSDs’ eco-friendly plans.

Best practices from a recent conference of school nutrition professionals. 

At St. Jude, protecting the environment and supporting staff and community health go hand in hand.

The orchard would provide the campus with fruits including apples, paw paws, blueberries, peaches and plums.

Despard, director of dining services at the University of Northern Iowa, was given NACUFS' top honor.

The junior markets will allow students to purchase fresh produce using “nutrition education dollars.”

Beginning this month, dining services will no longer offer items such as plastic bags and straws.

The options will include Thai curry, fajitas, Jamaican jerk chicken and vegan macaroni and cheese.

Whether through campus orchards or shipping container farms, schools are bringing fresh produce to students—from the garden plot to the plate.

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