Alaina Lancaster

Articles by
Alaina Lancaster

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Operations

Out of time on overtime

Noncommercial operators deal with the aftermath of a wage law in purgatory.

Operations

5 FSDs earn the title of School Nutrition Heroes

The operators received the honor for their creative initiatives in K-12 foodservice. 

For when you’ve got mail—and lots of it.

Consider these ideas if onboarding refugee employees at your operation.

Operators shared a few HR secrets at the MenuDirections 2017 conference.

Foodservice operators share tips on how to get staff to buy in, with minimal eye rolling.

Keep ambitious managers around by nudging them out of their comfort zones—but not too far. 

Hiring managers share their secrets to weeding out short-cycle recruits. 

So-called fringe benefits such as paid sick and parental leave are anything but fringe in 2017. This year, jurisdictions are enacting medical and family leave laws.

Although today’s noncommercial industry is almost unrecognizable compared to the business of yore, there is always room for improvement. 

Although noncommercial foodservice is brimming with stealable ideas, innovation can also come from industry outsiders. Here are three potential pools to tap. 

Pocket a few extra tactics to cut down on no-shows.

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