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Little things matter

 By Paul King on Mar. 21, 2011

Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking before the biennial meeting of the Food Service Management Educators Council at the National Food Service Management Institute at the University of Mississippi. The members are faculty of universities around the country with Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management programs.

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FitzVogt promotes Steve Mello

 Mar. 17, 2011

March 17—Fitz Vogt & Associates has promoted Steve Mello to operations controller, a new position where Mello will provide oversight, direction, guidance and management focused on financial control an...

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Food Channel: Top 10 breakfast trends for 2011

Mar. 17, 2011

March 17—Oatmeal, chocolate and pizza make the top 10 list in the Food Channel’s Top Ten Breakfast Trends for 2011. The trends are: Oatmeal in overdrive (oatmeal is becoming a real mainstream stap...

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2011 Menu Development Survey: State of the plate

Mar. 16, 2011

When it comes to “hot” cuisines, Thai is still “the one,” according to respondents in our 2011 Menu Survey. But Thai’s got competition from two other cultures, and some interesting cuisines were mentioned by operators.

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Mobile Meals

By Elissa Elan on Mar. 16, 2011

With the demand for food trucks in overdrive across the United States, non-commercial operations are yielding to the trend’s popularity and offering mobile options as an additional element to th...

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Not Such a Chore

Mar. 16, 2011

Aatul Jain, group executive chef for Sodexo at Novartis in East Hanover, N.J., grew up in India, where his love of food grew from his daily responsibilities as a kid. “Growing up in India I had...

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Working the Land

Mar. 16, 2011

Menu planning and procurement change after hospital starts farm. ARCATA, Calif.—An on-site farm at 75-bed Mad River Community Hospital has helped change the way the foodservice ...

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The military as business

By Paul King on Mar. 14, 2011

I had an interesting and engaging interview Monday morning with George Miller, retired U.S. Air Force veteran, current chief of food and beverage operations for the Air Force, and current IFMA Silver Plate winner in the Specialty Foodservice category. It was the kind of interview where you just turn on the tape recorder and sit back and listen.

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AHF announces new board members

Mar. 11, 2011

March 11—The Association for Healthcare Foodservice announced its 2012 Board of Directors today. Beth Yesford, senior director of food and nutrition, environmental services and laundry at Providence H...

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Metz & Associates announces major rebranding campaign

Mar. 10, 2011

March 10—Metz & Associates, a Dallas, Penn.-based dining and environmental management company, will now operate under the name Metz Culinary Management. The announcement was made at a recent Metz mana...

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