K-12 Schools

Retail snapshot

12-13-2012 Research

Operators predict growth in Mexican/Latin American, coffee and healthy retail items in the next two years.

Operators differ about future management talent

12-13-2012 Research

Even with unemployment running high, foodservice operators aren’t sure if career hunters will want to follow in their footsteps. The key determinant, they say, is how well the industry spotlights the...

Younger employees lack work ethic, operators say

12-13-2012 Research

Turnover has remade the six-person custodial staff that cleans Hallmark’s employee dining facilities in Kansas City, Mo., leaving Corporate Services Manager Christine Rankin with a team she regards...

Seeking culinary talent

12-13-2012 Research

Most operators (63%) believe that there are more culinary school graduates seeking employment in non-commercial foodservice than there were five years ago. The highest percentage of operators who...

Dealing with staff

12-13-2012 Research

When it comes to human resources challenges, operators say employee morale/motivation is the most difficult aspect, according to The Big Picture research. Absenteeism also ranked high, especially in...

The average foodservice employee

12-13-2012 Research

The average foodservice employee in the non-commercial industry is female, Caucasian (non-Hispanic) and isn't unionized. Our employee profile also looks at specialized staffing, age breakdowns...

Staff size fluctuates by segment

12-13-2012 Research

Overall, many staffs have remained the same size for the past two years, with 46% of respondents to The Big Picture research reporting this. More operators in every market segment—with the exception...

Breakfast business—cooking from scratch

12-13-2012 Research

Demand for freshness is spurring foodservices of all types to consider more scratch cooking in the morning, but school cafeterias are finding that quest tougher to pursue when they start serving...

Fruit, healthy proteins to increase in next two years

12-13-2012 Research

Fruit, healthy proteins and yogurts/parfaits are on the rise for breakfast menus in the next two years, according to research from The Big Picture. For most operators, the predicted increase in these...

Segment: K-12 Schools

Retail snapshot

Operators differ about future management talent

Younger employees lack work ethic, operators say

Seeking culinary talent

Dealing with staff

The average foodservice employee

Staff size fluctuates by segment

Breakfast business—cooking from scratch

Fruit, healthy proteins to increase in next two years

Promoting healthy eating

South Carolina lifts ban of junk food sales in K-12 schools

Four ways to keep foodservice running smoothly in a blizzard

What to eat: Voice of the people

Segment: K-12 Schools

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