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Alaina Lancaster

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Alaina Lancaster

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Operations

5 lessons from operators’ first food trucks

Operators have come a long way since the days of their first food trucks. Learn from these FSDs’ mobile adventures to keep trucking without a hitch.

Operations

USDA updates reimbursement rates for school nutrition programs

Puerto Rico was among the biggest winners of the adjustments; however, some aspects of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs also will receive increased funding.

Operations

4 issues K-12 foodservice directors are returning to this fall

Here are a few of the sticky wickets that will greet K-12 FSDs on the first day of school.

Operations

5 ideas we stumbled upon in schools

Kick of the school year with some fresh ideas that will reenergize guests and staff.

Operations

Seattle foodservice workers resist scheduling restrictions

A coalition of workers is fighting Seattle's proposal to place limits on how far ahead of time employers can set and alter staff schedules.

Design

Tour Gathering Place, the community-centric cafeteria on Michigan Ave.

Sparrow Health System's new eatery has been built with the community in mind. 

Operations

USDA announces final rules for school snacks and Community Eligibility Provision

After considering public feedback, only slight changes have been made to the rules.

Design

Tour Café 640, a breezy retreat in the middle of a hospital

Check out how Regions Hospital turned its landlocked cafeteria into a bright spot.

Operations

Farm-to-table and beyond

Since the farm-to-table movement has caught noncommercial attention during the past decade, operators have broadened agricultural collaborations outside of supply.

Workforce

3 strategies for negotiating salaries after minimum wage hikes

As plans to increase the minimum wage surge ahead, operators will feel the reverberations shake up labor costs for more than just hourly workers.

Operations

Secure scheduling still a contentious issue in Seattle

Foodservice workers are seeking earlier notice of schedules and penalties for employers who make last-minute shift changes.

Workforce

6 HR tips from an industry powow

Steal some human resources genius from the panelists and attendees of the School Nutrition Association’s annual conference in San Antonio.

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