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Operations

Hospital restaurant a big hit with staff

 By FSD Staff on Oct. 20, 2015

Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center’s new restaurant, Northern Lights Café, is being hailed by local media as the go-to eatery on campus.

Menu

3 ways to meet the challenges of healthier initiatives

 By Katie Fanuko on Oct. 20, 2015

An FSD shares how to hedge some of the issues when introducing healthier menus.

Operations

Researchers ask hospital cafeterias to be like Chipotle

By FSD Staff on Oct. 20, 2015

Experts at the University of California, San Francisco want them to be more like the fast-casual chain and phase out their use of antibiotic-loaded meat.

Operations

Minn. hospital spices up operations, menu

By FSD Staff on Oct. 20, 2015

Patients at Twin Cities Community Hospital can order from a menu, have their meal cooked-to-order and then have the executive chef come check to see how everything turned out.

Operations

N.J. woman files $5M lawsuit against hospital cafeteria

By FSD Staff on Oct. 20, 2015

The lawsuit alleges the kitchens at Mount Sinai Hospital were so dirty that an elderly patient was sickened by listeria bacteria and died.

Workforce

How quick training sessions get staff up to speed

By Katie Fanuko on Oct. 20, 2015

76 percent of foodservice directors cited finding time for staff training as their top training challenge in FoodService Director’s 2014 Big Picture Survey.

Steal This Idea

Share revenue across stores

Oct. 19, 2015

We partnered with the director of volunteers in our hospital gift shop and opened a gift-shop espresso bar. We provide one barista to make coffee drinks.

Operations

Lessons from the garden, year 1

By Dana Moran on Oct. 15, 2015

I planted my very first home garden in April; going in, it’s easy to be excited about gardening. Plant a seed, give it some water and boom: instant meals.

People

How to attract qualified cooks

Oct. 15, 2015

Cooks are in demand, especially for noncommercial foodservice, with good candidates often taking restaurant jobs. Here are some recruiting techniques.

Steal This Idea

How job satisfaction leads to good customer service

Oct. 15, 2015

This year we’ve really changed our focus to be on customer service. So we implemented some aspects of the FISH! Philosophy, based on Pike Place Fish Market.

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