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2013 Goldies: North Carolina State University, Raleigh

 By Lindsey Ramsey on May 12, 2013

Getting students engaged was top of mind for the dining services sustainability team when designing the My Roots are at NC State program. The program has two goals—to get students interested in the department’s sustainability efforts by educat

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Goldies 2013: North Carolina State University, Raleigh

 May 12, 2013

Getting students engaged was top of mind for the North Carolina State University's dining services sustainability team when designing the My Roots are at NC State program. The program has two goals—to get students interested in the department&rs

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Is offal so awful?

By Paul King on May 06, 2013

Over the years in the U.S., as the economy and living and working conditions have improved, we have become a more wasteful society. I’m not talking about the excess creation of items like paper, plastic and metal, or even about the wasteful habit of making or buying more food than we can eat.

Menu

The Recipe Issue 2013: What's On the Menu?

By FSD Staff on Feb. 14, 2013

Before foodservice directors can plan menus and select recipes to fit those menus, they first need to get the lay of the land; specifically, to decide what trends will have the biggest impact on those menus. They survey customers, discuss with staff, netw

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Farmers’ markets not prevalent in non-commercial facilities

Jan. 12, 2013

The majority of non-commercial foodservice establishments do not have farmers’ markets on their campuses. Schools and LTC/senior living were the least likely segment to have farmers’ markets.

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The Big Picture: Operations

Dec. 13, 2012

FoodService Director has released the results of The Big Picture, which we believe is the most comprehensive non-commercial research project ever conducted. As the name suggests, our goal is to give readers a thorough look into the non-commercial ind

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Few non-commercial operations grow produce on site

Dec. 09, 2012

Only 5% of operators have an on-site garden or farm for which the foodservice team is responsible. Most operators say they don’t have an on-site garden/farm and have no plans to start one.

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The Alumni Connection

By Paul King on Nov. 15, 2012

Dining Services staff at North Carolina State University believe they have the best sustainability program nobody knows about. So staff dietitian Lisa Eberhart, R.D., is leading an effort to change that by highlighting university alumni who are making the

Operations

Few schools have on-site gardens

Nov. 13, 2012

For all the press about schools starting gardens on their campuses, very few schools actually have an on-site garden/farm and even fewer foodservice departments are responsible for such plots.

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Bottle water gains

Nov. 12, 2012

Operators say bottled water is the beverage category that has the highest growth potential in the next two years, with 22% of respondents to The Big Picture research pegging this category to increase in sales.

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