July 23rd, 2014

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Wash U implements new composting initiatives

05-16-2012

Compost is purchased and used in campus landscaping.

Katie Davis

05-16-2012  People in Foodservice

Katie Davis, catering director for Aramark at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., has increased the yearly revenue of the catering department by more than 17% over the previous year thanks to her constant focus on operational excellenc

Oatmeal “Raisin Foam” Cookie, Iowa State University

05-16-2012  Menu Development

When Ed Astarita, pastry chef at Iowa State University, recently hosted the corporate chef from the California Raisin Boa

Menu Development Case Study: Desserts at Iowa State University

05-16-2012  Menu Development

Iowa State University, in Ames, is not New York City or Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean it can’t produce some on-trend desserts for its 29,800 students. The secret, according...

Beyond Chicken Caesar

05-14-2012  Menu Development

With summer just around the corner, foodservice operators are updating menus by adding cold or lighter main courses in the form of entrée salads to their warm-weather menus.

Sustainability in Practice: Fair, Farm Partnership Increase Local Purchases

05-09-2012  Ideas and Innovation

At Montana State University, in Bozeman, dining services’ local purchasing program, called Montana Made, now purchases 23% of its products locally. Anna Diffenderfer, Montana Made program...

Sustainability in Practice: Texas A&M Research Turns Food Scraps to Fuel

05-09-2012  Ideas and Innovation

David Riddle, executive director for University Dining at Texas A&M University, in College Station, was in the right place at the right time when he was working at his prior job at the...

Sustainability in Practice: Study Aims to Create Benchmarking Data

05-09-2012  Ideas and Innovation

Food waste studies have become something of a norm at many college and universities, but Carla Iansiti, MSU Culinary Services sustainability officer at Michigan State University, in East Lansing, was...

Sustainability in Practice: Bottled Water Bans Gain Traction

05-09-2012  Ideas and Innovation

Recycling plastic water bottles has long been routine at many institutions, but now some operations think that doesn’t go far enough; they want to get rid of the bottles completely. With...

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