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District nutrition services director honored for local-seafood initiative

 By FSD Staff on Oct. 22, 2015

Jennifer Gerard earned a state award for her Bay2Tray program.

Menu

Technomic's Top 10 menu trends of 2016

 By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 22, 2015

With 2015 coming to a close, Technomic has identified the 10 trends likely to shape menus next year. Here is what the Chicago researcher has identified.

Operations

Ohio district receives school-lunch donations

By FSD Staff on Oct. 22, 2015

Barnesville Exempted Village School District received more than $1,000 to help students who can’t afford to buy school lunch.

Operations

Ga. school district to serve kale smoothies

By FSD Staff on Oct. 21, 2015

Atlanta Public Schools are adding kale smoothies to its high school menus this week. Officials say the smoothies, which were popular during recent student taste tests, will eventually be served in middle schools as well.

Operations

School district debuts nutrition bus

By FSD Staff on Oct. 21, 2015

Chesapeake Public Schools students can hop aboard for lessons on healthy eating.

Workforce

How quick training sessions get staff up to speed

By Katie Fanuko on Oct. 20, 2015

76 percent of foodservice directors cited finding time for staff training as their top training challenge in FoodService Director’s 2014 Big Picture Survey.

Operations

Va. senators recommend streamlining child-nutrition programs

By FSD Staff on Oct. 19, 2015

Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have suggested the consolidation of programs that feed students outside of school hours, as well as the elimination of red tape.

Steal This Idea

Share revenue across stores

Oct. 19, 2015

We partnered with the director of volunteers in our hospital gift shop and opened a gift-shop espresso bar. We provide one barista to make coffee drinks.

Operations

Report: Too few eligible Ore. students are accessing school meals

By Bianca N. Herron on Oct. 16, 2015

Although 95 percent of Oregon schools offer breakfast programs, only one-third of eligible kids eat school breakfast, according to a recent report by Upstream Public Health.

People

What is the best way to fire an employee?

Oct. 15, 2015

How do you go about firing someone without making it harder than it needs to be? Advice Squad says there are two ways: a handbook or disciplinary process.

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