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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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2020 Rising Stars

FoodService Director is proud to introduce a group of driven young professionals whose passion for the industry has garnered the notice of their peers.

Technology & Equipment

COVID-19 clears the way for more foodservice robots

The pandemic has transformed foodservice, creating a space robots appear uniquely suited to fill.

Operations

An inside look at how Chartwells K12 is preparing for the fall

The food-management company has come up with six different models that school nutrition teams can implement.

Recent Stories

Consumers are cutting back even more on dining out: Survey

Foodservice's latest pandemic headache: Too few coins

Recipe report: Best-of-summer salads

Bill introduced to provide all K-12 students with free meals this school year

Kentucky tightens foodservice restrictions, while Utah green lights buffets

Inside FSD

On the up and up—and up

The Greatest Menu Hits of 2019

10 Craveable Burgers

FSD’s Culinary Council

Recent Stories

Menu

A senior-living chef takes it outside

COVID-19 restrictions motivated Jeffrey Boggie to think outside the dining rooms of Windy Hill Village.

Technology & Equipment

QR codes are seeing a comeback

Foodservice operations are quickly realizing that the codes offer an easy touchless ordering option amid the coronavirus.

Steal This Idea

Steal this idea: Make a mural

Spotlight local farmers through dining hall artwork.

Menu

The top food trends emerging so far in 2020

A DoorDash survey reveals which items Americans were cooking and ordering during the first six months of the year.

Menu

Adjusting senior living menus to elevate diner experience

Here are a few ways to elevate the dining experience in senior living.

Menu

Recipe report: Make-ahead favorites for summer

Temperatures soared around the country this week, calling for cool meals that require little to no cooking. Get away from the stove and out of the kitchen fast with these five recipes—all of which can be made ahead and chilled.

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Operations

The surge in meals to go brings packaging challenges and innovation

Operators share how they’re dealing with availability, sustainability and other issues as packaging demand grows.

Menu

Mayo Clinic guarantees gluten-free options

A new kitchen provides more choices for patients and guests.

Workforce

Compass Group lays off 230 foodservice workers at Northwestern University

These employees had been furloughed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.