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Promote teamwork with scavenger hunts

 Feb. 16, 2015

Employees are assembled into teams and then asked to find things, such as the nearest fire extinguisher or a fellow employee who has a child in high school.

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Premade and made to order

 Feb. 16, 2015

We’re considering doing half and half—some items already made and some made to order, with the top five items being premade.

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Gluten-free products surging

Feb. 16, 2015

The market for gluten-free foods reached $8.8 billion in 2014, a 63% increase from 2012 numbers, according to recent data from research firm Mintel.

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Sodexo, Liberty University welcome new chef-manager

By Katie Fanuko on Feb. 13, 2015

Sodexo, the foodservice provider at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Va., has hired Chef Audrey Dobson-Maliangos as its new residential chef manager. Chef Dobson-Maliangos will oversee operations at Reber-Thomas Dining Hall, the campus’s largest dining facility.

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Norovirus could be culprit in 'fast-moving' illness of East Stroudsburg University

Feb. 13, 2015

More than 100 ESU students have been hit with gastrointestinal illness. The Pennsylvania Department of Health has been working with ESU Dining Services to investigate a gastrointestinal illness that has affected more than 100 students at ESU.

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Yale Law School launches food law and policy course

Feb. 13, 2015

A new U.S. Food Law and Policy course will examine the environmental, health and safety regulations affecting the foodservice industry.

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Promoting healthy eating

Feb. 11, 2015

Everyone, it seems, wants to offer us tips on healthier eating. Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has gotten into the act.

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Harvard starts local ‘catch of the day’ fish program

Feb. 11, 2015

Harvard University Dining Services is serving fish purchased from a local vendor for lunch on Fridays under a program called “Catch of the Day.”

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Alcohol sales total nearly $235K at University of Arkansas stadium

Feb. 11, 2015

For the first time, beer and wine were available to purchase at the club level of Razorback Stadium. Sodexo, which holds the stadium concessions, saw net sales of $234,918.

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University’s healthy food policy is first of its kind in Kentucky

Feb. 09, 2015

Northern Kentucky University has implemented a policy in which a healthy food option must be included at every food station and all events with catered food. Thirty percent of items in vending machines are now healthy.

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