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2016 FSD Menu Survey

 By FSD Staff on Jan. 15, 2016

We surveyed operators from across the U.S. about current menu trends and future best-sellers. Here’s a snapshot of B&I, C&U, K-12, hospital and LTC/senior-living operators.

Operations

Top 5 K-12 foodservice programs

 By FSD Staff on Jan. 15, 2016

Niche.com in November released a list of the top-ranked K-12 foodservice programs. The rankings are based on both average district expenses per student.

Menu

Customization goes beyond the salad bar

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 15, 2016

Stations focusing on salads, sandwiches and omelets—last decade’s customization models—have evolved into a much wider variety of DIY consumer options.

Workforce

3 things to do when a crisis strikes

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jan. 15, 2016

Experts agree: Developing a protocol before disaster strikes—especially in today’s social media-fueled world—is crucial. Here are three steps to follow.

Operations

Child Nutrition Reauthorization markup set for Jan. 20

By FSD Staff on Jan. 15, 2016

The bill will provide flexibility to nutrition professionals who operate school and summer feeding programs, according to a source familiar with the draft legislation.

FSD Culinary Council

How to handle custom menu challenges

By FSD Staff on Jan. 15, 2016

Question:How are you handling your biggest challenges with customizable menu items?Answers from FSD's Culinary CouncilCustomizable menus provide our guests with flexibility and a sense of pampering, b...

People

Can you train employees to be nice?

By FSD Staff on Jan. 15, 2016

When you’re interviewing someone to work in your operation, you need to look at behavioral traits. Those can be part of your criteria when you’re hiring.

Steal This Idea

Offer incentives for thinking green

Jan. 15, 2016

Eighty percent of Northwest Community Hospital's customers are our employees, so asking them to participate in the reusable-container program was easy.

Operations

Author Deb Lucke discusses 'The Lunch Witch'

By FSD Staff on Jan. 15, 2016

Deb Lucke provides a bit of levity for FSDs in her latest graphic novel, “The Lunch Witch,” which compares making potions to lunch ladies cooking.

Design

Exhibition cooking brings menu trends to life

By Lisa Arnett on Jan. 15, 2016

In order to continue delivering on display cooking's wow factor, operators are bringing different pieces of equipment into the consumer's view.

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