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NYC elementary school switches to plant-based menu

 By FSD Staff on Mar. 04, 2016

P.S. 244 Elementary officials say it’s the first public school in the country to serve only vegetarian lunches.

Menu

8 health-boosting tips from MenuDirections

 By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 04, 2016

The workshops and general sessions at MenuDirections, FoodService Director's annual conference, provided innovative ideas to add healthful concepts to the menu and noncommercial dining spaces.

Operations

N.Y. schools could be rewarded for buying local

By FSD Staff on Mar. 02, 2016

A proposal that would give extra reimbursement to schools that purchase locally sourced food is gaining support.

Workforce

What I learned from MenuDirections: FSDs are a cardiologist’s dream

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 02, 2016

FoodService Director's conference reaffirmed that FSDs have tiny budgets, big brains and huge hearts.

Menu

Best dish, best food porn, best operator: A recap of noncommercial’s big awards this week

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 02, 2016

Noncommercial foodservice honored its best this week at MenuDirections, Foodservice Director’s annual conference on culinary trends. Here's a recap.

Menu

Chef’s Choice Award-Winning Recipes

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 01, 2016

The Falafel Waffle from Marist College, along with the three Chef’s Choice Award runners-up, all incorporate on-trend ideas, ingredients and flavors.

Menu

5 ingredient trends going mainstream

By Lizzy Freier on Mar. 01, 2016

Hard-to-pronounce ingredients have been popping up on menus, giving consumers practice with tongue twisters and opportunities for exotic dining adventures.

Menu

6 lessons from MenuDirections

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 29, 2016

FoodService Director’s annual immersion in culinary trends, the MenuDirections conference, opened Sunday with a look at delivering health, sustainability and excitement. Here are some of the highlights.

People

Gasiorowski named FoodService Director’s FSD of the Year

By Alaina Lancaster on Feb. 29, 2016

The Indiana foodservice director was honored at MenuDirections for her food security efforts.

Steal This Idea

Sampling surveys gauge student satisfaction

Feb. 29, 2016

The Alamance-Burlington School System sets up a tasting table during the students' lunch so they can sample and evaluate potential new products.

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