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3 swipeable HR solutions

 By Bianca N. Herron on Mar. 23, 2016

How do you recruit and retain employees when operators down the street offer higher wages and jobs viewed as more prestigious? Here are three stealable solutions from FSDs that have worked in real-world tests.

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Recipes for surplus eggs

 By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 22, 2016

With Easter coming up in a few days, chances are you have a lot of eggs in-house. And chances are you’ll have some left over after Sunday. Here are five tasty ways to use up hard-cooked and fresh eggs in breakfast and beyond.

Operations

4 lessons in foodservice illness

By Bianca N. Herron on Mar. 21, 2016

With everything else on an FSD's plate, sickness might be the last thing they want to consider. However, one FSD learned some lessons when struck by the flu.

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11 chicken sandwiches clucking to be copied

By Kelsey Squire on Mar. 21, 2016

The humble chicken sandwich is getting an upgrade in restaurants of all stripes. Here are some of the revisions that could cross the road to noncommercial establishments.

Steal This Idea

Let students grow cafeteria produce

Mar. 21, 2016

The culmination of Mason City Schools' child nutrition department's farm-to-school project began with the purchase of grow bags and ended in the cafeteria.

Operations

District slashes cafeteria debt in 1 month

By FSD Staff on Mar. 21, 2016

Though a Virginia school district’s debt soared after scrapping alternative meals for indebted students, a revised approach has helped it recoup some losses.

Workforce

What FSDs can do to improve workplace culture

By Dana Moran on Mar. 18, 2016

Four ideas we culled for all operators from the Women’s Foodservice Forum conference.

Operations

2nd breakfast staves off obesity in kids

By Bianca N. Herron on Mar. 18, 2016

Students who follow breakfast at home with an additional breakfast at school are less likely to be overweight than their peers who skip the meal altogether, according to the study.

Operations

Grab-and-go breakfast boosts district’s participation by 30 percent

By FSD Staff on Mar. 17, 2016

One elementary school in the Virginia-based district saw an uptick of 117 percent, officials say.

Operations

Ga. district to pilot free after-school meals

By FSD Staff on Mar. 17, 2016

The supper program will ensure students have a nutritious dinner, officials at Richmond County Schools say.

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