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The Big Idea

 By FSD Staff on Sep. 16, 2011

Steal This Idea has consistently been the most popular feature in FoodService Director. But not every idea we receive is small enough to be contained in a box. On the following pages we offer 10 "big" ideas for readers to steal.

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Vegan Vacation

 By Lindsey Ramsey on Sep. 14, 2011

Faced with constant requests for more vegetarian fare, the dining department at 36,000-student University of North Texas opened an all-vegan dining hall this fall. Ken Botts, special projects manager, says the department has made several previous attempts

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Feds save sodas From Bloomberg

By Paul King on Aug. 22, 2011

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made a goal of his third term in office to make his constituency as healthy as possible, in spite of themselves. He has gotten a law passed to force restaurants to place calorie counts on their menu items, and has attacked salt and sugar vigorously.

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About Healthy Food Hospitals, for Paige Hathaway

Aug. 05, 2011

In May, the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) launched the Healthy Food Hospitals campaign as a voluntary commitment made by hospitals to improve the healthfulness of the foods they serve. FSD talked with Paige Hathaway, member relations re

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Promise kept

By Paul King on Jul. 25, 2011

Eight days after experiencing the heat and humidity of Dallas during the 2011 NACUFS Conference, I returned to Big D Sunday to attend the Dietary Managers Association conference and honor a promise I made a year ago to DMA members. Last year, in Chicago,

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The future is now

By Paul King on Jul. 21, 2011

I was having a conversation with my youngest son the other night when he pointed out to me something about how time grows shorter as we age. He wasn't speaking in the literal sense, of course, but he noted, for example, that kids often talk about how long their summer is while adults remark how fast time flies by. His theory: Time moves faster for us older folks because we have more time periods with which to compare.

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A Healthy Renovation

By Becky Schilling on Jul. 19, 2011

As part of a new contract with Morrison Management Specialists, 428-bed Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has renovated a café into a franchise Au Bon Pain location.

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Talking Health with Deanne Brandstetter

Jul. 19, 2011

  Compass Group North America has been one of the leading contract companies in promoting healthful eating to its clients. Its most recent effort, “whole + sum”, has been very successful, and earne...

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A healthy challenge

By Paul King on Jul. 07, 2011

These are trying times for foodservice directors and dietitians. In our August issue, we will be running an eight-page supplement called “Healthy and Gluten Free.”

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FSD talks with the USDA’s Janey Thornton about the state of school foodservice programs

By Becky Schilling on Jun. 22, 2011

FSD talked with Dr. Janey Thornton, USDA deputy undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, about the HealthierUS School Challenge and Chefs Move to Schools to find out what the undersecretary has learned during her past two years on the job

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