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The Big Picture: The right staff, baby

 Dec. 22, 2014

Motivating employees is perhaps the major challenge facing operators today, according to The Big Picture.

Operations

The Big Picture: The social network

 Dec. 15, 2014

College and university foodservice operations continue to be the drivers of social media strategy.

Operations

The Big Picture: What's on the menu

Dec. 11, 2014

Cooking from scratch could be the hottest trend in breakfast among non-commercial operators, according to The Big Picture research.

Operations

Most operators offer on-premise catering

Oct. 31, 2014

Most operations offer on- premise catering. For those that do offer both on- and off-premise catering, on- premise catering makes up 80% of the catering business.

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The great GMO debate

By Paul King on Oct. 10, 2014

Genetic engineering has sparked a heated food-related debate. Three countries—Benin, Serbia and Zambia—have banned GMOs (genetically modified organisms) outright.

Operations

A matter of perspective

Sep. 30, 2014

We asked non-commercial operators how they believe the industry is viewed by their peers in the commercial restaurant business. Most operators felt the restaurateurs have a negative perception of the non-commercial market.

Operations

America may have the worst hunger problem of any rich nation

Sep. 25, 2014

All told, the government finds that more than 14 percent of households are considered “food insecure,” meaning they at least have difficulty affording meals, and in extreme cases may go without eating.

Operations

Expanding beyond foodservice

Sep. 18, 2014

Seventy-three percent of operators strongly agree that the scope of a director’s job has expanded in the past five years to include responsibilities outside the traditional foodservice realm. That, however, doesn’t translate into managing additional departments, as 81% of operators are not responsible for departments outside foodservice.

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2014 B&I Census: Once again, most B&I operators see increased revenue

By Becky Schilling on Sep. 17, 2014

Forty-five percent of operators reported that their subsidies have increased in the past year, up from last year’s survey, in which only 26% saw an increase.

Operations

School lunch participation in decline

Aug. 28, 2014

Participation in school lunch has declined markedly in the past three years, despite a slight increase in the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, according to The State of School Nutrition 2014.

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