40 Years of Ideas 2012-08-09

15
YEARS AGO IN FM

FM ran a cover story that focused on an exciting new business tool for college operators: the construction of their own websites...The Houston Independent school district began outsourcing its foodservices, with what was described at the time as "the largest school contract ever awarded" going to Aramark.

25
YEARS AGO IN FM

The August 1987 cover story studied psychological testing of foodservice employees and considered the legal and ethical questions associated with the practice...The Federal Bureau of Prisons began to post menu item calorie counts as some offenders began taking an interest in healthful eating.

30
YEARS AGO IN FM

After 1981 cuts to reimbursements, school FSDS instituted new ideas like self-serve lines and fast food items to stretch budget dollars...An Army hospital experimented with a cook-freeze system, producing food for re-thermalization on hospital floors.

35
YEARS AGO IN FM

In August, 1977, FM looked at the growing problem of drug and alcohol abuse among foodservice workers. The feature profi led an anonymous college FSD whose cafeteria—unbeknownst to him—was serving as a distribution point for drug dealers.

40
YEARS AGO IN FM

After the federal government urges schools to become better nutrition educators, ARA develops an acclaimed "Rainbow System," color coding food selections to help students assemble well-balanced meals.