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We developed a partnership with our district’s staff-development department to establish an annual training schedule.

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Confessions of Peter Napolitano

The executive director of auxiliary services at Binghamton University in Binghamton, N.Y., admires Pope Francis, loves Chilean sea bass and wishes french fries had never been invented.

After testing two burgers as LTOs in two stores, Bruegger’s now is rolling them out systemwide (along with other grilled lunch sandwiches) over the first quarter of 2015.

Non-commercial foodservice is now more than a $82 billion industry, according to research firm Technomic’s annual study.

According to Feeding America, a non-profit that serves a network of 200 food banks in the U.S. that distribute food to approximately 60,000 “feeding organizations,”one in seven Americans—46.5 million people—turn to the organization for food assistance.

From protein and produce to packaged foods, operators are seeking out simpler, less processed fare.

In the past few years, pineapple has been transformed from a snack or side-of-the-plate option into a go-to ingredient for grilling, shredding and sauces.

Check out photos from MenuDirections 2015 dine-around Memphis featuring Itta Bena, Automatic Slim's and Blues City Cafe.

FoodService Director invited 50 chefs from non-commercial operations to be our culinary voice on the Chefs Council.

Snapshots of all the recipes from the March 2015 issue featuring pineapple.

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