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Menu anticipation

 Apr. 24, 2014

We like for our staff members to dine within our facility instead of patronizing businesses outside. So what we do is create the element of surprise and anticipation. We do this by not making our menu known ahead of time.

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Hospital's new head chef spices up menu items

 Apr. 22, 2014

Behind the scenes at Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, new head chef Dan Fernandes is spicing things up in the kitchen.

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Sustainability initiatives

Apr. 21, 2014

Recycling and waste reduction are the two sustainability initiatives that operators use. Nearly every college recycles (95%), making it the segment that employs this tactic the most. Nursing homes/long-term care and senior living are the most likely segments to not employ any of these environmentally friendly programs, at 14%.

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Soda Jerks?

By Paul King on Apr. 21, 2014

Is not paying for an 89-cent refill just cause for a federal citation?

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Goodyear cancer hospital grows nutritious food

Apr. 21, 2014

A Southwest Valley hospital used idle land to plant a farm that now produces nutritious food for patients, visitors and staff. Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center in Goodyear has a 25-acre farm that will soon expand another 44 acres.

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Man avoids $525 fine for refilling his drink at VA hospital

Apr. 21, 2014

A man who faced a $525 fine for refilling an 89-cent drink at a Veterans Affairs hospital apparently will get off with a warning.

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Two California hospitals provide hotel-like dining experience

Apr. 16, 2014

Two Torrance hospitals have made a medical stay sound appetizing.

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Hospital kitchens remain source of transmission for multi-drug resistant bacteria

Apr. 16, 2014

After handling raw poultry, hands of food preparers and cutting boards remain a source of transmission for multi-drug resistant bacteria, such as E. coli that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs).

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April 2014: Recipes

Apr. 16, 2014

Click through a Snapshots of all the recipes for the April 2014 issue. This month features seafood and pasta dishes.

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Niagara University to help enhance hospital’s foodservice program

By Paul King on Apr. 16, 2014

Administrators at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center have turned to an old partner to give them a new perspective on the hospital’s foodservice program.

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