Lindsey Ramsey
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Lindsey Ramsey
Page 13FSD Goes to Austin
This month, FSD moseys down to Austin, Texas, a place where weirdness is the norm, bats are not uncommon and food, be it Mexican or barbeque, is as authentic as it comes. In September, the Society fo...
Fast Feasts
Improving speed of service can increase revenue. Operators who are looking for extra revenue may need to look no further than improving their operations’ speed of service. The ability to move m...
Since jumping into foodservice right out of high school, Cavin Sullivan has cultivated his natural talent for making food beautiful into a position as general manager at The J.M. Smucker Company in Orrville, Ohio. At this Metz & Associates account, he uses this talent, along with his ability to lead a team, to serve the company’s 1,100 employees between 500 and 600 meals per day.
Tim Dietzler can see the future, or so his staff believes. As director of Dining Services for Villanova University in Pennsylvania, Dietzler’s willingness to embrace and implement trends, such as increased variety, healthy and culinary-based menu development and environmental initiatives, helps to satisfy the university’s 10,000 students.
Ever since he was 12 and working in a pizza parlor, Lenny DeMartino has found satisfaction in serving people. Now, as general manager at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield—a Parkhurst Dining Services account in Pittsburgh, Pa.—his love of service has taken him to an unexpected place by transforming him into a living example of what his programs can do: Change unhealthy lifestyles, help lose excess weight and increase sales and customer satisfaction.