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FoodService Director is working to track the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on the foodservice industry. See below for the latest updates, and to connect with other operators during this time, join the private Facebook group Coronavirus in the Food & Beverage Industry.

Technology & Equipment

School district uses autonomous vehicles to deliver produce and school supplies to families

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 11, 2020

Around 50 families at Miami-Dade Public Schools are receiving school supplies and fresh produce from the district's food forests each week.

Operations

As the pandemic rages on, colleges continue to fight food insecurity

 By FSD Staff on Dec. 10, 2020

Fallout from the coronavirus has heightened concerns around finances and food access.

Menu

13 noncommercial chefs divulge their plans for 2021

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 10, 2020

Members of FSD’s Culinary Council share what’s cooking in their operations for the new year.

Operations

With the pandemic surging, foodservice operations get creative yet again

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 08, 2020

Restaurants of many sorts are busting out novel ideas to fight through what’s predicted to be a rough winter.

Operations

Los Angeles Unified shuts down all in-person learning amid rise in COVID-19 cases

By FSD Staff on Dec. 07, 2020

The school district had been offering limited in-person tutoring and special services for students.

Operations

3 ways colleges are seeking late-semester sales

By Kelsey Squire on Dec. 03, 2020

Foodservice teams have put a few ideas in motion as fall classes wind down, often by offering something special for the holidays.

Menu

How a brunch chain is evolving and energizing its menu for 2021

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 03, 2020

Chef Shane Schiably joined First Watch to push the culinary envelope, and has continued to do so during this challenging year.

Sustainability

Rethinking packaging in the pandemic era

By Amanda Baltazar on Dec. 02, 2020

Foodservice operators take aim at the world’s plastic problem, one step at a time.

Operations

NYC Public Schools to reopen for some students

By FSD Staff on Nov. 30, 2020

Elementary students and those with disabilities will be able to return to in-person learning in early December.

Operations

As COVID-19’s impacts continue, healthcare facilities seek retail replacements

By Amanda Baltazar on Nov. 23, 2020

With retail revenue plummeting, operators have come up with some creative ideas to recoup lost dollars.

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