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Around the world in eight events

 Nov. 05, 2014

Students, staff and community members at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech), in Melbourne, won’t need a passport to experience the flavors of the world—they can just attend one of the eight International Dining Series events put on by Campus Dining Services throughout the academic year.

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A big yabba dabba to-do at Caltech

 Nov. 05, 2014

In an outdoor event this past spring, the dining services team at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in Pasadena, paid homage to the classic cartoon, “The Flintstones,” in a celebration fit for a caveman.

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Senior residence to honor vets with a breakfast

Nov. 04, 2014

On Nov. 11, nearly 40 residents of Oakwood Common will be honored at a special breakfast to commemorate Veterans Day.

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Try it, you’ll like it

Oct. 27, 2014

To help persuade residents to try a new menu item, we will sometimes add it as a third entrée option, like our Pork Pagoda (pictured).

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Healthier environments

Oct. 23, 2014

We just got a grant that will be for 1- to 5-year-olds so that we can work with the county health department to do some outreach at area supermarkets to help them market their healthier items.

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Hot chocolate, cool flavors

By Marygrace Taylor on Oct. 22, 2014

Powdered mix with freeze-dried marshmallow bits? Think again. Whether for special events or as an everyday indulgence, operators are finding new, unexpected ways to make hot chocolate feel fresh.

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Blazing the natural trail

By Marygrace Taylor on Oct. 16, 2014

Eight years ago, Rick Hughes, director of food and nutrition services for Colorado Springs School District 11, pulled à la carte snacks out of his elementary schools because he felt that snacking took away from eating healthy, wholesome meals.

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New app helps Boston University students find out what’s for lunch

Oct. 13, 2014

BU Food, an app that was released in the iTunes store at the beginning of September, is the brainchild of Santiago Beltran (ENG’17) and Darryl L. Johnson (ENG’17).

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In defense of millennials

By Becky Schilling on Oct. 10, 2014

For this month’s cover story we talked with operators to find out how they are meeting the customer service demands of each of the five generations served by the non-commercial industry (Gen Z, millennials, Gen X, baby boomers and the Silent Generation).

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On the Eastern front

By Marygrace Taylor on Oct. 10, 2014

Most of the ingredients in Eastern European dishes are simple and feel familiar to customers. But if a recipe calls for something that simply won’t play well, most operators have no problem tweaking a recipe.

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