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The “new” foodservicedirector.com

After months of hard work by our team, the new foodservicedirector.com was launched today.

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Schools react to new meal regulations in Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act

Here's a roundup of stories that were published during the weekend about how districts are responding to the final meal regulations in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

Non-patient meals now account for a larger portion of hospitals' foodservice programs than patient feeding.

Burlington School District filling kitchens with culinary background.

Food costs per-patient-day rose 5% from 2004 to 2005 in hospitals self-operating foodservice and participating in FSD’s Industry Census Report, and rose nearly 7% in their contract managed counterparts.

Richard Jarmusz focuses on local, healthful food.

Massachusetts governor proposes $1.5 million cut to elderly nutrition programs.

Average foodservice revenue per respondent last year was $3.96 million, down slightly from $4.02 reported in 2008 by the same companies.

Midsize and regional contract management companies see growth while national companies saw slight decline in revenue.

As the economy continued to struggle in 2009, contract management firms overall experienced a flat year. The largest contractors saw a slight dip in revenue year-over-year, while Tier 2 and Tier 3 companies saw growth of 2.4% and 2.6%, respectively.

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