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Host quirky themed days

A favorite event at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is its “May the fourth be with you” (aka “Star Wars”) day on May 4.

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Focus events around eatertainment

Carrollton City School District created lucky tray days to help create an experience surrounding its brand. The trays are numbered and the winner receives a free lunch.

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Recruit via public transit

Because many locals use the bus system, Virginia Tech paid for some full bus wraps to advertise [job openings within] our dining services program.

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Reverse concepting: Brand from the inside

One of Regions Hospital's new concepts, YumMarket, is a play off our YumPower brand that we have out in the community. YumPower is used in K-12 schools and ballparks...

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Rubber gloves get benched

When the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign switched from standard latex gloves to nitrile gloves, it also set up a recycling program.

Avocado-Spiked Corn Soup

This coarsely pureed corn soup has a cayenne zing, enhanced with sweet cubes of fresh avocado.

Minestrone Soup

Sodexo named Partnership for a Healthier America partner of the year

The vendor is the first-ever recipient of this award.

Great Plains Harvest Soup

District reduces absences with breakfast in the classroom

The schools offering breakfast are seeing fewer tardies, absences, nurse visits and classroom interruptions.

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MenuDirections

FSD’s annual culinary event for noncommercial foodservice operations.