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FoodService Director

FoodService Director is working to track the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on the foodservice industry. Please check our coronavirus section for the latest updates.

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Recipe report: Burgers and hot dogs

Cookouts, picnics and other July 4 traditions may look different this year, but burgers and hot dogs can still be the menu stars. Kick off the holiday weekend food fest with these five favorites.

Steal This Idea

5 stealable ideas that sprang up during the pandemic

Here are some creative innovations operators have developed to keep their operations running smoothly.

Operations

Meet 5 recipients of the USDA’s 2020 farm-to-school grants

Take a look at how some of this year’s grant winners plan to improve their farm-to-school programs.

Recent Stories

Recipe report: Burgers and hot dogs

New Tools Ease the Burden of Dealing with COVID-19 Challenges

5 stealable ideas that sprang up during the pandemic

Meet 5 recipients of the USDA’s 2020 farm-to-school grants

5 tips for crafting online chef demos

Inside FSD

On the up and up—and up

The Greatest Menu Hits of 2019

10 Craveable Burgers

FSD’s Culinary Council

Recent Stories

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Cities and states take more steps to lessen the COVID-19 risks of eateries

The actions are the latest indications that many areas now believe they were too quick to ease social-distancing requirements and other safeguards.

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Exemptions from mask requirements don't exist, feds say

The Federal Trade Commission warns that con artists and consumer collaborators are presenting bogus passes.

Menu

Google and Culinary Institute of America partner on plant-forward certification initiative

The new curriculum will train culinarians to bring vegetables front and center.

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Diners are largely in favor of wearing masks, survey finds

Foodservice patrons support operators who enforce mask compliance.

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Texas governor rolls back restaurant capacity to 50%

Coronavirus cases in the state, and more than 30 others, are continuing to climb.

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5 silver linings from this week: June 26 edition

Noncommercial operators and community members have been active in giving back.

FSD is the exclusive media partner of ANFP

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Almost 24,000 restaurants are closed from COVID-19, Yelp says

Half of those closures are permanent. At first glance, the figure is smaller than earlier estimates.

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Seafood prices underscore a complex supply chain

The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the foodservice-dependent fishing industry.

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USDA extends child nutrition waivers through upcoming school year

Waivers on meal pattern flexibility, congregate meals, meal times, and parent and guardian meal pickup have all been extended.