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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.

Small Plates of Insights from MenuDirections 2012

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 02, 2012

MenuDirections abounded in ideas, some so self-contained that it’s difficult to lump them into categories or one of our larger themed stories from the conference (which you’ll find here.) Here, then, is a mixed assortment of those notions and insights.

Last Words from MenuDirections 2012

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 02, 2012

Much was said at MenuDirections about spices jazzing up a dish. The same can be said for conferences, as this sampler of flavorful quotes attests. Here they are, delivered without any adulteration.

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Calm After the Storm

By Paul King on Mar. 01, 2012

After five days on the road, I’m back in our New York office, collecting my thoughts in the aftermath of what might have been our best MenuDirections conference ever.

Cuisine 'Smashing' & Other Lessons from MenuDirections Day 2

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 27, 2012

No longer a MenuDirections newbie, I was able to work the comprehensive education program more aggressively today, jumping from chef demos to flavor forecasts while sampling recipes developed with both health and flavor in mind.

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First Day of MenuDirections

By Paul King on Feb. 26, 2012

Well, the first day of MenuDirections 2012, in Charleston, S.C., is in the book, and it went off without a hitch. From a lunch with foods prepared by nearly 20 sponsors to a Dine-Around at three of Charleston’s best-known restaurants, our 150 operator attendees were treated to one culinary delight after another.

What I Learned Today at MenuDirections

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 26, 2012

One day into the Menu Directions conference here in Charleston, S.C., I’ve stumbled across some truths that surprised this first-time attendee of the meeting, an immersion in America’s foodservice preferences.

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On Gluten-Free Dining, for Beckee Moreland

By Becky Schilling on Feb. 22, 2012

Beckee Moreland, director of gluten-free industry initiatives for the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, spoke to FSD about the company’s GREAT Kitchens programs, which educates operators...

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Schools say new meal regs not a problem

By Becky Schilling on Feb. 08, 2012

“We’re already there” is the most common reaction when talking to school nutrition operators about the new meal pattern regulations.  “Most of what is [in the new meal regs] we’re already doing,” says David Binkle,

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FSD’s 2011 school district report

Jan. 27, 2012

Respondents reported nearly a 20-cent increase in food costs for lunch, and more schools report serving breakfast in the classroom than last year.

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