Colleges & Universities

Operations

Goldies 2012—Food Democracy: University of North Texas, Denton

At the 36,000-student University of North Texas, in Denton, the guiding principle of the foodservice program is simple: “Everyone eats, so everyone counts.” For Executive Director Bill McNeace and his team, that means making sure that there is

Operations

2012 IFMA SIlver Plate profiles

This week FoodService Director celebrates the 2012 IFMA Silver Plate Award winners by profiling the five non-commercial winners—Mark Freeman, Mary Molt, Dan Henroid, Lyman Graham and Ricky Clark.

In her 35 years of involvement with NACUFS, Mary Molt, assistant director for housing and dining services at Kansas State University in Manhattan, has held nearly 20 positions, including national treasurer. She says that what people in NACUFS taught her o

"Pink slime" was eliminated two years ago but its close cousin's day is coming.

Mary Molt is a rare individual in the foodservice industry: She is both an operator and an academic. In addition to directing the dining operations at Kansas State, she is an assistant professor of hospitality management and dietetics. She also is respons

Mary Molt is claustrophobic, loves interacting with college students and “still thinks the bacon and ice cream thing is weird.”

Only 3% of customers paid with cash.

Many people have career paths that lead them to do different things at different stages in their lives. Actors, for instance, may at some point become directors. Later in their careers they might take a stab at writing. Their career paths branch off, some

Diverse menu has revolutionized dining hall.

New retail Mexican concept has increased sales by 64%.

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