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More Customers Allows Operators to Hire More Staff

 Jun. 16, 2013

Twenty-six percent of non-commercial operators increased staff in the past two years, according to The Big Picture. Of those, 56% added workforce to meet a growing customer base. Colleges were significantly more likely than other segments to have added st

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Food Truck Solves Catering Challenge

 Jun. 16, 2013

Many college and university foodservice departments are looking to food trucks as a new source of retail revenue. At Princeton University in New Jersey, however, the food truck that will debut this fall will actually solve a problem for Dining Services&md

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Playing to Win

Jun. 16, 2013

Imagine customers actively engaging with foodservice at least once a day. That’s the reality when companies, such as Microsoft, partner with companies like Gametation, which “drives better choices using targeted, quick-to-play games,” ac

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Schools counter Obamacare with higher wages

Jun. 13, 2013

Changes were made as result of Affordable Care Act.

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San Francisco compromises on school food truck buffer zone

Jun. 13, 2013

Deal allows trucks on college campuses while reducing the distance the can park from K-12.

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Foodservice industry objects to proposed NYC polystyrene ban

Jun. 13, 2013

Currently 23,000 tons of foam per year is thrown out.

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Affordable Care Act and LTC Dining Services

By Becky Schilling on Jun. 13, 2013

We've all heard about how hospital operators think the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect hospital foodservice, but no one is really mentioning the role long-term care facilities will play in the equation. For a recap: Under ACA hospitals are tas

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Finger scanning will expand in Pennsylvania district

Jun. 13, 2013

Program was halted after parents voiced concerns.

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Guckenheimer cafes recognized for sustainability and nutrition practices

Jun. 13, 2013

Cafes are first corporate locations to be certified by the US. Healthful Food Council.

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Schools Leaving Money on the Table

Jun. 12, 2013

As part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, school districts would receive an extra 6 cents per meal served if they met the new, healthier regulations. In order to receive that 6-cent bonus, districts had to submit paperwork proving that the meals serve

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