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Are School Districts Embracing Food Trucks?

 By Paul King on May 30, 2013

Food trucks, we’ve seen, are all the rage on college campuses. Even smaller campuses, such as Princeton University in New Jersey, are finding uses for food trucks—in Princeton’s case, as a mobile concessions stand for sporting events and as a portable kitchen for catering gigs.

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Goldies 2012—Food Democracy: University of North Texas, Denton

 By Paul King on Apr. 10, 2012

At the 36,000-student University of North Texas, in Denton, the guiding principle of the foodservice program is simple: “Everyone eats, so everyone counts.” For Executive Director Bill McNeace and his team, that means making sure that there is

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Schools find prepackaged meals add to breakfast success

Mar. 07, 2012

Prepackaged meals are key to breakfast success, according to the 2012 Survey of School Breakfast Programs conducted by the got breakfast Foundation.

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2011 Portability Study: More operators than ever offer grab-and-go

Oct. 10, 2011

According to FoodService Director's 2011 Portability Study, more operators are offering portable meal items than in previous years. In addition, an average of 22% of all foodservice revenue comes from these grab-and-go items.

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Grab and Go Going Great Guns

Dec. 17, 2010

Two diverse institutions, one common result: Grab and go is increasing in volume.   Gritman Medical Center, in Moscow, Idaho, and Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland couldn’t be mo...

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Getting it to go: 2010 Portability Study

Nov. 09, 2010

Grab-and-go is an increasingly popular foodservice option in many foodservice sectors as customers seek more convenience to ease their busy lifestyles. This month, along with our 2010 Portability Study, we present the stories of six operators who for different reasons are seeing growth in their take-away business.

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FSD 2009 Potability Study: Portability still important

Aug. 24, 2009

In 1981, Psychologist David Elkind coined the term “hurried child” for kids who were being pushed too far and too fast by their parents to succeed in life. It became synonymous for a lifestyle in which kids were never relaxed and never at rest.

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2008 Portability Study: Portability rules

Nov. 17, 2008

Portability, or grab and go, is on the rise, with many customers choosing to take away nontraditional to-go items, like made-to-order dishes, according to FoodService Director's 2008 Portability Study.

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2007 Portability Study: Portability on the menu

Sep. 17, 2007

By the numbers, portability continues to be a driving force in noncommercial foodservice—and operators’ actions back the statistics. Read the results of FoodService Director's 2007 Portability Study and see how the statistics play out in cafeterias and retail operations.

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2006 Portability Study: Portable meals gain ground

Jul. 17, 2006

Most non-commercial operators provide customers with a variety of portable meal options. For some, grab-and-go is, or is becoming, a way of life, according to FSD's 2006 Portability Study.

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