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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.

Operations

Compass Group pushes for new model of innovation

Compass Group USA announced last month it would incorporate the four key principles of The Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard School of Public Health’s Menus of Change initiative into its menu development.

While many non-commercial foodservice operators would love to have at least one bakery as part of their program, the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Mass., has two.

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.

A hospital worker has been accused of making fraudulent purchases using credit card numbers obtained from the food court of a Wisconsin hospital.

We had this vision of working together to create a program that would focus on student-driven research projects on different food trends in the industry, which would help us change the culture in the dining hall.

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

Investigators found critical food violations in Chicago hospitals and uncovered a bureaucratic problem – the state and city each thought the other was conducting health inspections.

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