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Amy McKeever

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Amy McKeever

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Operations

Planning for food safety paperwork

Food safety can be a lot to handle, requiring plenty of paperwork and diligence to ensure a kitchen complies with health regulations.

3 steps for working with an outside chef

Sometimes it pays to find a local chef partner who can lend some expertise to a special project. But the trick is in finding the right person—and knowing how it will affect your operations.

Design

Decor that takes guests around the globe

Design is all about catching the eye, and it’s beneficial to be far-sighted. Design schemes that evoke far-flung geographic regions can be done to great effect.

Operations

Current events by the books

Reading is a cornerstone of professional development for Angela Haney, director of student nutrition for Los Lunas Schools in New Mexico.

Operations

Marketing takeout windows

UVM Medical Center opened a takeout window in its new Garden Atrium cafe, following that up with a monthslong soft launch.

Design

Diners get a peek at the process

As diners demand increased transparency, operators are opening their doors in unprecedented ways.

Menu

Foods with function and flavor

In a time of growing health consciousness, it might not be enough anymore for food to be merely filling. diners are looking for food with a function.

Operations

Robots lend function to everyday operations

Automation has opened up in recent years as foodservice operators across the country grapple with labor shortages. Robots now deliver food and make sushi.

People

Colleen Wright-Riva: Long-term vision

Change has been on Colleen Wright-Riva’s mind since she arrived at University of Maryland from Cornell, a private institution that wins top marks for its dining.

Operations

Do dish rooms make sense in modern operations?

Though dishwashing is just one of a kitchen’s priorities, the rise of disposables has affected dish rooms in all foodservice sectors—especially in Orange County.

Workforce

9 ways to stretch a thin staff

By focusing on their menus, kitchen design, organization and more, FSDs in every sector are finding innovative solutions to meet their staffing needs.

Operations

A lesson in pride of place

Through culinary arts programs, students learn the basics of agriculture, practice pivoting a menu based on seasonality, and compost as they cook.

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