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“Melted” Gains Following

 By Paul King on Jan. 17, 2012

A bold take on the classic grilled cheese sandwich is paying big dividends for the dining service program at Northern Michigan University.

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‘Last Drop’ Brings Retro Back to Life

 By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 17, 2012

Coffee shops on college campuses are now a well-known entity. The aesthetics are usually of the Starbucks-inspired variety—warm colors, comfy seating and dim lighting. Not the case with 12,700-student Vanderbilt University’s year-old Last Drop

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Wolfgang Puck Express Enters Healthcare Market

By Becky Schilling on Jan. 17, 2012

The first Wolfgang Puck Express location in a hospital is scheduled to open in August at the new University Hospital Seidman Cancer Center on the campus of UH Case Medical Center.

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Restaurant-Quality Retail

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 17, 2012

A renovation and an addition to the campus’ student center greatly increased the retail offerings at the 32,400-student University of Missouri, according to Alan Petersen, manager of student center dining. The new concepts—Do Mundo’s, Ka

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For new Yale Director of Culinary Excellence Ron DeSantis

Nov. 10, 2011

When Ron DeSantis, former consultant at the Culinary Institute of America, heard that Yale University, in new Haven, Conn.,  was looking to fill a new position for director of culinary excellence...

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Moving toward a new ‘universe?’

By Paul King on Aug. 25, 2011

The federal government nudged a bit closer to the idea of free meals for all schoolchildren this summer when the U.S. Department of Agriculture selected three states to kick off a new universal free breakfast and lunch program.

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About starting an after-school supper program, for Gail Sharry

Jul. 06, 2011

In January Gail Sharry, foodservice manager at 3,000-student New London Public Schools in Connecticut, started an after-school supper program. Sharry talked to FSD about the program and the relative ease she had starting it.

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Some things old, some things new

By Paul King on Jun. 06, 2011

There is definitely a blending of the old and the new here in Phoenix at the 2011 Association for Healthcare Foodservice conference. There are plenty of veteran operators and suppliers in attendance, but also an exciting number of first-time attendees.

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What’s New in Summer Meal Programs?

By Becky Schilling on May 25, 2011

Speaking about child nutrition reauthorization last year, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said one of his main priorities was to increase student access to school meals on non-school days, especially during the summer months. The U.S. Department of A

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The FSD advisory board

By Paul King on May 02, 2011

As we roll into the month of May, FoodService Director prepares to introduce a new advisory board, whose members will help guide us in planning our editorial calendars and our MenuDirections conference, and provide a sounding board for what works, what doesn’t work and what could work better in the pages of FoodService Director and foodservicedirector.com.

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