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By Kate Parham Kordsmeier on Jul. 10, 2014

One of the biggest upsides to starting a food truck is you can get food to places it’s often difficult to reach with a brick-and-mortar location.

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The Big Idea 2014: Food truck reaches underserved customers

Jul. 07, 2014

The Centra Nutrition Group recently launched our very own food truck, called Code Fresh. The truck serves a few roles.

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The Big Idea 2014

By FSD Staff on Jul. 07, 2014

This month we present our fourth annual list of 10 ideas to provide a jump-start for innovation in your operation.

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The Big Idea 2014: After-school snack program

Jul. 07, 2014

The students in high school have such a long day and so many of them participate in after-school activities and a lot of them eat lunch starting at 10 a.m.

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In the elementary schools our participation has dropped the last few semesters due to the changing USDA regulations. In order to draw up more interest, as well as business, we not only sell second entrées to students, but we also sell yogurt, string cheese, milk and sparkling juice.

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The Big Idea 2014: Unmanned micro-markets

Jul. 07, 2014

We were looking for something for our smaller sites, the ones that are too big to be supported by traditional vending but not large enough to support a café without a very substantial investment.

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