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Holiday Events Showcase

The holiday season is fast approaching, which means it's time to offer college students something special. To help prevent holiday party fatigue, we asked several operators for their best photos from their department's special holiday events in th

Operations

Ads on lunch trays?

It’s a tough time financially right now for many, both in their personal and professional lives. Companies are always on the lookout for moneymaking endeavors. Never shy from offering an opinion, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has offered to pay the Cleveland school district to place ads on its lunch trays. The district currently has a $13 million budget gap, according to the NPR. PETA send a similar letter to Tuscan school district.

I may be new to non-commercial foodservice, but even I can see that steroid testing may be in order. You directors move too fast to be operating just on adrenaline and market pressures. Menu cycles, ever-shifting consumer tastes, new health concerns, profit pressures—no wonder I’m waiting to hear a Road Runner-esque “meep-meep” as you zip from change to change.

Being in a hospital is difficult, especially for children, so Luby’s Culinary Services has created a new program to allow kids to have fun during their hospital stay. The program, the Chef’s Table, is offered at any hospital where the food man

There once was a time when, for foodservice operators, managing a “wellness” program consisted of providing a few healthy dining choices for those customers who were doing more than just talking health. That is no longer the case. Not only hav

As colleges and universities across the country join the movement to offer healthier and more nutritious foods, foodservice directors are faced with the challenge of marketing those healthy foods to students and faculty members alike. FSD checked in with

On the third day of the Association for Healthcare Foodservice Conference in Miami, keynote speaker Laura Schwartz hammered home a wonderful point about the power of networking.

Nursing homes are not typically known for their cutting-edge culinary offerings, but that may change if St. Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. is any indication. Using the concept of a commercial food show as a stepping off point, St. Cabrini Food

Foodservice operators at many colleges and universities have developed health and wellness programs, but few have taken their efforts to the extent that dining services at the University of New Hampshire has done. Not only has the department, led by Direc

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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