new concepts

Operations

College adds late-night cafe to campus

The eatery houses three concepts with the goal of attracting both students and faculty.

Operations

How to create more flexibility in your operation

Foodservice operators are finding ways to up their customization game and meet consumers where they eat.

One offers sandwiches and made-to-order salads, while the other serves up Italian street fare.

Students can indicate whether their dining hall table is unavailable or others are welcome to sit with them.

The market would include healthy food vendors as well as teaching kitchens and exercise classes.

Ohio State University upped student investment in its resuable cup program by personalizing a cup for each new student.

Taking customization even further, operations are handing over even more control to customers with both build-your-own and cook-your-own stations.

As diners demand increased transparency, operators are opening their doors in unprecedented ways.

Here’s a look at how two operators added coffee service with relatively small footprints—with one decidedly futuristic, and the other low-tech but nimble.

A lot of families were hit hard from the recession, so we decided to become a summer feeding site. We later expanded our program year-round, funneling the operation out of our retail location.

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