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Wash U in St. Louis using texts to receive student feedback

 Sep. 23, 2014

Hoping to find a quicker way to get responses about their service, Dining Services launched a pilot of the text feedback program this fall.

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Waste Stream Video

 Sep. 18, 2014

We have a single-stream recycling program because we don’t have the ability to compost.

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App helps Penn State students make healthy choices

Sep. 15, 2014

Thanks to the University's Dining@PSU app that connects students with two week's worth of daily menus, nutrition information, a food log and a calorie-counting tool, making smart food choices and planning ahead is easy.

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Univ. of Pittsburgh gets new time-cutting dining app

Sep. 09, 2014

The University recently began using Tapingo this semester, an app that allows students to order and pay for food ahead of time, and then pick it up at campus dining locations.

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Binghamton University starts online ordering system

Sep. 08, 2014

As a new school year begins, thousands of students in the Marketplace and dining halls spend much of their time waiting to place orders, waiting for their food to be prepared and waiting to pay for their meal.

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Using data to achieve efficiency

Aug. 29, 2014

We integrated our nutrition analysis process into our computerized recipe software, allowing us to use live nutrition data on every recipe to verify accuracy. The data for calories, carbs, sodium, fat, etc., would quickly red flag bad recipe data.

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Better application for time management

Aug. 11, 2014

Helping University of Rhode Island students better manage their time was the top priority for Shaun Kavanagh, senior information technologist for dining services, and his team as they set out to develop a new mobile application for the department. “We saw a need,” Kavanagh explains. “More and more people aren’t going [to their laptops] for information, they’re going to their smartphone.”

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Sustainable blog

Aug. 11, 2014

We created a Sustainable Products Project blog using Blogspot, Google Maps and Google Earth. Once we identify local food items that we use they are imported into the blog. The item then has travel miles associated with it, location on campus where served and what makes it sustainable. Photos are also incorporated if available on Google Earth. Students and visitors can link to the blog from our homepage.

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New technology company puts spin on fresh food vending

Aug. 07, 2014

Pantry machines help non-commercial operators offer more than the traditional chips and soda.

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SF schools cook up new approach for cafeteria experience

Jul. 11, 2014

A recipe for a whole new cafeteria experience is being served up in San Francisco public schools, consisting of a pinch of progress, a dash of technology and a sprinkle of student input.

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