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Cookie fundraiser brings smiles at Dallas hospital

 Sep. 02, 2010

SEPTEMBER 2—At the 550-bed Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, the foodservice team, which is managed by Sodexo, raised money through cookie sales to bring smiles to patients’ faces. During November...

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Cover-ups

 Aug. 30, 2010

With their typical bland colors and limited materials palette, one would assume that not much thought is given to selecting the workman-like coverings for walls and ceilings in restaurant kitchens—a...

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Aramark at MSU honored for work with disabled

Aug. 30, 2010

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Focus on: Sweeteners

Aug. 30, 2010

The sweetener category is an evolving one. Classics like sugar and honey have long been staples in restaurant kitchens, but more recent additions include agave nectar and a range of sugar substitute...

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Glance at the calendar

By Paul King on Aug. 30, 2010

As I write this, the final draft of FoodService Director’s 2011 editorial calendar is in the hands of our marketing and design team. It’s always a good feeling to get a project off my desk, and this one is particularly gratifying.

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What’s Your Beef?

Aug. 30, 2010

It’s a tough time for meat lovers. Top quality beef is scarcer and very expensive and cash-strapped customers are trading down from steak and chops to burgers. “People would rather spend $7 to $9 at...

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The decline of B&I foodservice?

By Paul King on Aug. 26, 2010

It seems that assigning reporters to visit local non-commercial cafeterias may be coming a popular pastime for newspaper editors. I commented last month on the Washington Post’s article on the quality of federal offices cafeterias in D.C. This week, it was the Columbus Dispatch’s turn to sample 5 B&I cafeterias in and around Ohio’s capital city.

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SNA: Schools serving healthier options despite rising costs

Aug. 26, 2010

AUGUST 26—According to a new report from the School Nutrition Association, school districts are serving more fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products despite of risin...

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Cura director named to Pennsylvania State Dietary Managers Board

Aug. 25, 2010

AUGUST 25—Kimberly Campagna, director of partnership development for Cura Hospitality, has been named education chair of the Pennsylvania State Dietary Managers Board of Directors. Campagna will be ...

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Nominations for FAME Awards Open

Aug. 23, 2010

Aug. 23—Nominations for the Foodservice Achievement Management Excellence (FAME) awards are now being accepted. The FAME Awards recognize industry leaders in child nutrition for achievement, innovati...

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