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Grab-and-go sales

 Aug. 11, 2014

Grab and go makes up a smaller percentage of grab-and-go participation/transactions in nursing homes, long-term care, retirement homes and senior living facilities than in the other segments. The percentage of grab-and-go participation/transactions by segment.

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Show me the money

 Aug. 11, 2014

Within the last three years, 86% of non-commercial operators have received a salary increase that was not tied to a promotion. Directors in Hospitals (57%) and B&I (58%) are the most likely to have received that increase in the last 12 months.

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What’s in vogue in education

Aug. 11, 2014

Health, wellness and global flavors were among some of the topics that filtered to the top of the latest trends report from Y-Pulse, a division of research and consulting firm Olson Communications. Assessing how the tastes of the under-22 crowd are shaping the menus of tomorrow, the study has examined foodservice trends in the K-12 and college/university education segments for the past 10 years. The report is based upon feedback from multiple foodservice directors and students across the studied segments. Key findings include:

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Food safety training tools, tips

Aug. 11, 2014

We asked operators to give us some of their training tools and resources they use to ensure proper food safety in their operations. Here are some of their answers, excluding the usual programs like ServSafe.

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Five most profitable grab-and-go items

Aug. 11, 2014

We asked operators what grab-and-go item was the most profitable in their operation. Here’s the top five most mentioned items.

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The average retirement homes/senior living director

Jul. 29, 2014

We surveyed those individuals who are in charge of retirement homes/senior living foodservice operations and asked them to tell us about themselves. This segment is significantly more likely than any other to have a director with a culinary degree.

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Few U.S. children are eating dark green veggies, report says

Jul. 18, 2014

According to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most children eat some fruits and veggies daily, but few eat dark green veggies.

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Top-secret cafeteria complaints from inside the CIA

Jul. 15, 2014

Some of the complaints include Russian menus and grapeless Jazz Salad.

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2014 Healthcare Census: Hospitals getting better grip on Obamacare

By Becky Schilling on Jul. 10, 2014

Other highlights in our 2014 Hospital Census include an increase in patient and retail meal counts.

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Top 10 foodie cities

Jul. 09, 2014

Livability.com has released its annual list of the top foodie cities in 2014.

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