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Issue: Lunch shaming

Stories of students who can’t pay for lunch being given a subpar meal or shamed for their debt have proliferated in recent years, and it’s not an uncommon problem.

Operations

University tweaks dining operations amid high costs

Three campus eateries will see changes this fall.

Operations

Community college replaces dining workers with vending machines

By FSD Staff on Apr. 17, 2017

Nine full-time and three part-time staffers will be let go in June.

Operations

Challenges of opening an on-site bakery

By Kelsey Nash on Apr. 14, 2017

Though kitchens in general can be a minefield of issues, bakeries present some unique challenges thanks in part to the finicky nature of yeast.

Operations

Out of time on overtime

By Alaina Lancaster on Mar. 13, 2017

Noncommercial operators deal with the aftermath of a wage law in purgatory.

Operations

Students steal thousands of plates from dining hall

By FSD Staff on Oct. 24, 2016

The plates began disappearing after Boston College switched to reusable ware as part of a sustainability initiative.

Steal This Idea

Rubber gloves get benched

Oct. 17, 2016

When the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign switched from standard latex gloves to nitrile gloves, it also set up a recycling program.

Design

Cultivating a message with herb gardens

By Alaina Lancaster on Oct. 17, 2016

In high-volume operations, few look at herb gardens as the end-all-be-all budgeting solution. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a return on the investment.

Workforce

4 labor hacks we stumbled upon at the University of Michigan

By Alaina Lancaster on Oct. 14, 2016

Here are a few labor tips from the University of Michigan dining team in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Operations

States team up to thwart new overtime rules

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 21, 2016

A lawsuit was filed yesterday by 21 attorneys general to block adoption on Dec. 1.