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Duke names Coffey head of Dining

Jan. 26, 2012

Coffey comes from University of South Carolina.

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MenuDirections 2012 Dine-Around Preview

Jan. 24, 2012

The Dine-Around is always one of the highlights of the MenuDirections conference and this year in Charleston will be no different. The Dine-Around gives attendees a chance to sample dishes from three Charleston restaurants. We talked to the staff from eac

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Student becomes the teacher

By Paul King on Jan. 24, 2012

Next week, when more than 2,000 farmers, food processors, students, environmentalists business people and chefs gather at Penn State University for the 21st annual Farming for the Future conference, one of the presenters will be one of our industry’s most ardent supporters of sustainability.

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“BabyBerk” Food Truck Debuts at UMass

By Paul King on Jan. 23, 2012

BabyBerk, the new food truck at the University of Massachusetts, has quickly gained a following during its first month of business. Dave Eichstaedt, assistant director for retail dining, says BabyBerk has hit $9,000 in revenue in its best week, adding tha

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Gourmet Dining Keeps Retail Innovative

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 19, 2012

Gourmet Dining, a regional foodservice management company, believes in working closely with customers to customize each unit to that location’s needs. With 17 accounts, mostly in college dining, each Gourmet Dining location offers something distinct

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Restaurant-Quality Retail

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 17, 2012

A renovation and an addition to the campus’ student center greatly increased the retail offerings at the 32,400-student University of Missouri, according to Alan Petersen, manager of student center dining. The new concepts—Do Mundo’s, Ka

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“Melted” Gains Following

By Paul King on Jan. 17, 2012

A bold take on the classic grilled cheese sandwich is paying big dividends for the dining service program at Northern Michigan University.

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Hidden Gem

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 17, 2012

Tucked away inside a bustling campus building at 11,300-student Washington University in St. Louis is an intimate 50-seat restaurant called Ibby’s, the newest addition to Bon Appétit’s dining program at the university.

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‘Last Drop’ Brings Retro Back to Life

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 17, 2012

Coffee shops on college campuses are now a well-known entity. The aesthetics are usually of the Starbucks-inspired variety—warm colors, comfy seating and dim lighting. Not the case with 12,700-student Vanderbilt University’s year-old Last Drop

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Ye Olde Dairy

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 17, 2012

Going to The Dairy at the University of Maryland is like going back in time—in more ways than one. Not only is this retail shop contained in a space that, according to head baker and pastry chef Jeff Russo, “has an old-style, 1930s or ’4

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