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Happy New Year

 By Paul King on Jan. 03, 2011

After spending a much-needed week off from work—during which time I still managed to log in a couple of hours of work each day—I returned to our lower Manhattan offices to begin the full-court press to wrap up all the details on our ninth MenuDirections conference, which will take place Feb. 27-March 1 in New Orleans.

Canvassing the community

 Dec. 02, 2010

I read an interesting article in the Dec. 1 edition of the Baltimore Sun, about how sports concessionaire Sportservice is beginning to plan the food lineup at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles baseball club.

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Everything’s Kosher at New Muhlenberg Facility

By Lindsey Ramsey on Oct. 07, 2010

New campus restaurant features integrated kosher station, new concepts and community feel.For more photos from our visit to Muhlenberg, check  out our Facebook page here.ALLENTOWN, Pa.—A ko...

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Keeping Abreast of the News

By Paul King on Sep. 29, 2010

Because Foodservice Director is a monthly publication, we have made a conscious effort in recent years, in print at least, to steer clear of reporting on news stories such as the continuing saga of Congress and the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act.

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Concepts Galore at USC's New Campus Center

Sep. 23, 2010

After 10 years of planning and building, the new 192,000-square-foot Ronald Tutor Campus Center opened last month at 35,000-student University of Southern California, complete with nine dining concept...

The energy of ideas

Jun. 25, 2010

Researchers have postulated that if you put a group of monkeys in a room full of typewriters—now, computers, of course—eventually they would pound out the complete works of William Shakespeare.

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New gold standard

By Paul King on Mar. 29, 2010

Operators in non-commercial foodservice never get enough credit, it seems, for the work they do. Often they are judged, unfairly, against commercial restaurants and found lacking.

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2009 Catering Survey: Catering's new reality

Feb. 17, 2010

Dining services at the 11,700-student University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., has had two major issues to deal with in recent months: a failing economy and a struggling football team. Unfortunately, both events have hit catering sales equally hard.

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Careful what you wish for

By Paul King on Jan. 18, 2010

Beginning with our February issue, you will see a slight change to our annual Industry Census reports. In years past, we have surveyed directors from 50 to 100 of the largest institutions and companies. This year, for the first time, we have included a mix of large, medium and small school districts, and will do the same for colleges, hospitals and corporations later in the year.

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Happy holidays

By Paul King on Dec. 21, 2009

I am amazed at how quickly this year has flown by. It seems that each year moves a little faster than the one before—although I was done with my Christmas shopping a full week before the holiday.

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