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Conn. school aims to improve lunch-line efficiency with bar codes

 By FSD Staff on Oct. 12, 2015

Cheshire Public Schools is using bar codes on ID cards to move students through cafeteria lines more quickly, according to the New Haven Register News.

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Aramark partners with a third party for campus food delivery

 By Bianca N. Herron on Oct. 05, 2015

The foodservice contractor and Tapingo will roll out the service at more than 25 universities during the first phase.

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College students create dining app

Sep. 22, 2015

A team of Boston University students created an app, BU Food, which lets peers see menus at all dining locations and enables them to look at nutritional benefits.

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How foodservice directors are changing lives and communities

By Dana Moran on Sep. 15, 2015

With an integral role in the nutritional lives of students, employees, patients and seniors, FSDs are called upon to support, nurture and shape communities.

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#PennCrave lets dining services know what students want

Sep. 01, 2015

Penn Dining created the hashtag for students to give feedback through social media and help impact future menu choices.

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Nashville, Tenn., schools get high-tech kitchen equipment

Aug. 27, 2015

Wilson County and Murfreesboro City school districts added thermo sensors to their operations one year ago, which have since helped reduce waste and energy costs while eliminating the need for regular refrigerator and freezer thermostat checks.

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Cafeteria finger scanning raises concerns

Aug. 24, 2015

Some parents are worried about what might happen if the new finger-scanning pay system at Mount Tabor Elementary School gets hacked and student data is stolen.

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Technology drives concessions

By Lisa Arnett on Aug. 15, 2015

Innovation isn’t just about what’s cooking behind the counter. These technologies are driving concessions at parks and stadiums to the next level.

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Students as quality-assurance agents

By Katie Fanuko on Aug. 04, 2015

Some college students are not bashful about sharing their opinions, and University of Pennsylvania’s dining services is using that candor to its advantage.

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Retirement community FSD creates video to enhance dining experience

Jul. 23, 2015

James Renshaw, foodservice director at Texas-based Treemont, wanted to remind dining staff about their key role in providing the best-possible dining experience for residents.

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