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Lindsey Ramsey

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Lindsey Ramsey

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KBT Café Roasts Coffee On Site

As part of a university initiative to expand the north part of campus, Yale Dining opened a new coffee shop, the KBT Café, in that section of campus this fall. To set the café apart, Thomas Tucker, director of retail development and operatio

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BCBS of Florida Offers Healthy at a Discount

As a health insurance company it would make sense for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida to be progressive in terms of its own wellness program. Wellness efforts at BCBS began in 2006, according to Damian Monticello, corporate foodservice liaison, with the

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Nancy Levandowski: Embracing Change

Nancy Levandowski doesn’t like anyone to get too comfortable. As director of ISU Dining at 28,000-student Iowa State University in Ames, Levandowski thrives on pushing her staff in order to make initiatives happen.

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Hearst B-Well Program Offers Tools for Wellness

Wellness has been a primary concern for Hearst Tower since the building opened in 2006. When the building first opened Hearst brought together the team from Restaurant Associates, which manages Café57, employees from the building’s Wellness C

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Vegan Vacation

Faced with constant requests for more vegetarian fare, the dining department at 36,000-student University of North Texas opened an all-vegan dining hall this fall. Ken Botts, special projects manager, says the department has made several previous attempts

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Figuring Out Foursquare

Compared to the omnipresence of Facebook and Twitter, Foursquare still remains a mystery to many universities. Not so at 50,000-student Texas A&M University, where the university was the third college [after Harvard and Duke] to officially partner wit

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Jeff Shaffer: Creating confidence

Jeff Shaffer believes in the power of leading by example. As executive chef for Parkhurst Dining Services at Reed Smith in Pittsburgh, Shaffer manages day-to-day operations, finances, menu planning and customer relations for the 373-employee location. Alt

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Helen Wechsler: Leading By Example

Helen Wechsler wants her staff to be engaged on every level. As director of BC Dining at 14,700-student Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass., Wechsler knows that a happy staff makes for happy customers—FSD of the Month, July 2011

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Making social media work

Now that operators are familiar with the concept of social media, how can they use these tools to better their operations? FSD spoke to five operators who have employed successful strategies to connec...

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Taking Time to Track

The first self-operated dining hall at 31,500-student Georgia State University gave GSU’s Insourced Dining Services the opportunity to implement a new waste management system, says Suzanne Paltz, dining hall manager.

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Cyndi Gloodt: Client’s Champion

Cyndi Gloodt’s enthusiasm infects everyone around her. As general manager for Sodexo at Northern Trust Bank in Chicago, Gloodt’s ability to work with her clients and her drive and passion for what she does has revolutionized the foodservice at

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UMass Embraces Permaculture

April 15—Auxiliary Services at 26,000-student University of Massachusetts, Amherst is in the process of building and planting one of the first permaculture gardens on a college campus, according to ...

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