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K-12 Schools

Workforce

No quick fix for labor issues

 By Dana Moran on Sep. 15, 2016

How are operators supposed to sustain workers when facing a boom of Gen Z diners at colleges, millennials in the workplace and baby boomers moving into senior living?

Menu

Turning a wok dish into a pizza

 By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 15, 2016

Executive Chef Clay Culpepper developed a sweet chili chicken dish several years ago, but he recently decided to transform the Asian flavors into a pizza.

Operations

The value of social media videos

By Dina Berta on Sep. 15, 2016

Getting likes and shares for social media videos is cool, but not as important as using those platforms to create a sense of community among diners and staff.

Operations

How K-12 operators find strength in partnerships

By Amy McKeever on Sep. 15, 2016

Here’s how the six USFA member schools are making it work—one obstacle at a time.

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.

Steal This Idea

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.

Steal This Idea

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.

Steal This Idea

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.

Steal This Idea

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.

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