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The latest foodservice management practices, food-safety news and more.
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District under fire for volunteer-run lunch program

 Dec. 10, 2012

State fights against program run by PTA.

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40 Alaska schools take part in Farm to School Challenge

Dec. 10, 2012

Challenge ran in October as part of National Farm to School Month.

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Food trucks provide service during hospital café renovation

Dec. 10, 2012

Trucks have been so popular, the plan is to expand services once renovation is complete.

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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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Beverage snapshot

Dec. 09, 2012

Milk does a body good, and it also helps operators’ bottom line. Milk, at 18%, makes up the highest sales percentage of beverages for non-commercial operators, according to The Big Picture research.

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Universities glom onto food trucks

Dec. 09, 2012

Call them what you will: mobile canteens, lunch wagons, catering vans or even the pejorative “roach coaches.” Food trucks, once the “restaurant” of choice for employees outside of manufacturing plants, steel mills, military bases and more, are back.

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Snack snapshot

Dec. 09, 2012

Half of operators say fruit is the snack category (excluding vending) that has growth potential in the next two years. Second to fruit is the dips/salsa/hummus category, with 24% of operators saying this area will increase in sales.

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Money matters in renovations, new buildings

Dec. 09, 2012

Renovations and new construction are two of the surest ways to create buzz around an operation’s foodservice.

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The average hospital foodservice employee

Dec. 07, 2012

Hospitals employ more employees over the age of 60 than other market segments.

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New hospital dining program makes mealtime a hit

Dec. 07, 2012

Sodexo's new innovative dining program called Fresh Inspirations.

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