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Operations

School district ups price of online lunch purchases

 By FSD Staff on Sep. 15, 2016

A fee was levied to avoid making lunches more expensive across the board.

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Learn from local chefs

 Sep. 15, 2016

Loudoun County Public Schools started a culinary academy this summer. A local chef donated her time to teach staff how to make clean soups, sauces and dressings.

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Feed student creativity with DIY training videos

Sep. 15, 2016

The University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee creates its own training videos. It’s self-directed, because it’s difficult for students to find the time to do that training.

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Ask employees to review their year

Sep. 15, 2016

At the end of each year, Pulaski County Special School District's director of student nutrition has employees anonymously fill out a form and drop it in a box.

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Partner with outside districts for grants

Sep. 15, 2016

Muskegon Public Schools has two urban school districts, and partnered with two rural districts to broaden the lives we could affect with our Farm to School grant.

Operations

Turning contractor selection into a public process

By FSD Staff on Sep. 15, 2016

After the foodservice management company for DC Public Schools announced it would not renew its contract, one FSD wanted to let the community help shape school feeding.

Operations

How to keep up when your customer base explodes

By Amy McKeever on Sep. 15, 2016

Ultra-rapid growth can throw dining into chaos, raising questions about how to speed up service while maintaining quality, where and how to source ingredients.

Workforce

How to find a mentor

By Lisa Arnett on Sep. 15, 2016

Mentorships can be beneficial for operators at any stage, even foodservice directors. Here, operators tackle a few FAQs on seeking out a quality mentor.

People

The new SNA president sounds off on what's getting in the way of nutrition

By Alaina Lancaster on Sep. 15, 2016

The School Nutrition Association’s new president, Becky Domokos-Bays, sounds off on what’s getting in the way of school nutrition—and how to solve it.

People

Is your dress code outdated?

By FSD Staff on Sep. 15, 2016

We can’t assume the guidelines we wrote 10 years ago are fine for today. Nearly 40% of millennials have at least one tattoo, according to Pew Research.

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