Continue to Site >>>

the big picture

Operations

Lunch from scratch

 Dec. 04, 2013

Three out of 10 operators say they will increase their use of from-scratch cooking in the next two years, according to The Big Picture. Schools are the most likely to expect an increase, at 43%.

Operations

Dessert snapshot

 Dec. 04, 2013

Fruit, by far, is the dessert category that operators expect to grow the most in the next two years (42%).

Operations

Marketing healthful menu items

Nov. 07, 2013

Eight out of 10 operators market their healthful menu items, according to The Big Picture.

Operations

Incentivizing health

Oct. 31, 2013

Twenty-one percent of operators offer incentives to their customers to help them make healthier dining decisions, according to The Big Picture.

Operations

Customer and employee wellness programs

Oct. 24, 2013

Nutritional and healthy eating material is the No. 1 type of information that operators provide in their employee wellness programs, according to The Big Picture.

Operations

Operators not sold on stealth health

Oct. 17, 2013

Half of operators are not familiar with stealth health, according to The Big Picture.

Operations

Little demand drives operators’ purchasing of gluten-free items

Oct. 01, 2013

Forty-two percent of operators purchase the majority of their gluten-free products from an outside vendor, according to The Big Picture.

Operations

Retail offering overview

Jun. 26, 2013

Most soups offered in college and healthcare retail operations are self branded and made on site. Most retail locations on college and healthcare campuses do not offer roller grills.

Operations

Budget cuts take chunk out of workforce size

Jun. 10, 2013

Twenty-nine percent of non-commercial operators saw a decrease in staff size in the past two years, according to The Big Picture. Of that 29%, the majority of operators cited budget cuts as a reason for trimming their workforce. Schools were significantly more likely than other segments to cut staff because they are using more prepared foods.

Operations

Renovation headaches

Jun. 03, 2013

The No. 1 challenge when planning and executing a renovation is finding the money to do so, according to The Big Picture.

  • Page 6