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The Big Idea 2014

 By FSD Staff on Jul. 07, 2014

This month we present our fourth annual list of 10 ideas to provide a jump-start for innovation in your operation.

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Illinois State University changes dining policies

 Jul. 07, 2014

Starting this fall, Illinois State University students will notice a few big changes from Campus Dining Services.

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The Big Idea 2014: RWJ Live! brings the variety

Jul. 07, 2014

We had an old pizza station that we wanted to convert, but we had to try to figure out how to do the next big thing without the capital dollars to do anything big.

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The Big Idea 2014: Study abroad care packages

Jul. 07, 2014

About two years ago, a Boston University (BU) student who was studying abroad tweeted that she missed the cookies from one of our dining halls.

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The Big Idea 2014: Partnering for health

Jul. 07, 2014

When we combined the food and nutrition services departments back in December 2013 and I assumed leadership over foodservices, I was able to use my experience as an R.D. to begin offering more healthy and specialty food options to our retail customers.

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Menu descriptions help sales, study says

By Megan Warmouth on Jul. 01, 2014

Having trouble building sales of that new menu item? Try including more descriptive labels, says a recent report from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University, in Ithaca, N.Y.

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Sodexo re-establishes health benefits for college employees

Jul. 01, 2014

After booting several thousand cafeteria workers off its health care plan last year, the foodservice company Sodexo announced that it would re-establish health benefits for many employees.

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Beverages: Iced up drinks

By Kate Parham Kordsmeier on Jul. 01, 2014

It’s summertime—the perfect opportunity to introduce frozen beverages.

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Are gluten-free dining halls feeding potential eating disorders?

Jul. 01, 2014

Many campus dining halls are taking measures to cater to a small percentage of on-campus celiac sufferers — and a larger number of gluten-free dieters — but some colleges may also be inadvertently feeding the fire of potential eating disorders.

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Linda Lien Ribardi

Jul. 01, 2014

Linda has made an impact on foodservice by directing creation of videography and wall graphics for the Pride In Program, which showcases frontline employees as they reach career milestones.

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