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There is no doubt that snacking is on the rise. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, during the last 30 years, the number of snacks consumed by the average American has doubled. As FoodService Director talked with operators about the snacking

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Menuing Meatless

This summer, the Windows Restaurant at Oak Crest retirement community began menuing meatless offerings in order to give residents healthier options. The trick, according to Paul O’Callaghan, Windows Restaurant manager, is getting residents to eat th

I am often in awe of the magic chefs perform in their kitchens, taking in some cases a few simple ingredients and transforming them into sensual pleasures. On the other hand, I am often appalled at what chemists can do to food, taking delicious items and injecting them with unnatural additives in the name of health or some other goal.

Dayle Hayes, R.D., president of Nutrition for the Future, Inc. in Billings, Mont., started a Facebook page in response to Mrs. Q’s Fed Up With School Lunch blog. The page, School Meals That Rock, is Hayes’ way to show people the positive side

For the past five years, the trend in hospital foodservice has been moving toward a room service model for patient feeding. Five hundred-bed Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta was one of the hospitals that made the switch from a traditional trayline to room ser

Whitsons Culinary Group, an Islandia, N.Y.-based foodservice management company, has built its business on contracting with schools, colleges and corporations to manage their foodservice programs. But recently the company got into the retail business with

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.

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

Dear readers: How did you spend your Labor Day? Picnic? Party? Laze the day away at the beach? Veg out in front of the TV watching sports?

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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