Operations

The latest foodservice management practices, food-safety news and more.
Operations

Duke eliminates disposable plastic from campus eateries

Beginning this month, dining services will no longer offer items such as plastic bags and straws.

Operations

C&U Census 2018: What college and university operators are tackling now

Always trend-setting, innovating and testing the limits of their menus, college and university foodservice operators continue to grapple with changing tastes, demographics and expectations. Here's how they're doing it.

When it comes to the procurement of animal protein, FSDs rely on diner expectations to guide them.

Through the Community Eligibility Provision, PSUSD students will receive breakfast and lunch free of charge.

Foodservice operators are ramping up sustainability efforts in 2018—and coming up with more culinary-focused solutions.

Composting food scraps has been a big part of the sustainability mission in non-commercial operations. But forward-thinking chefs are now going one step further, embracing nose-to-tail cooking, turning food trim into dog biscuits and upcycling scraps into soups, pasta sauces and salads.

The new space has a more open concept with fresh, made-to-order options.

Some school districts are expanding the Community Eligibility Provision, while others are scaling back.

The city will spend $1 million on a pilot program offering the meals.

The dining team at Marshall University partnered with the school’s Office of Sustainability to purchase a cabinet from which it can source fresh herbs and microgreens.

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