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Denny’s opens quick-serve restaurant at CSU, San Bernardino

 Mar. 12, 2010

March 12—Denny’s Fresh Express, Denny’s first quick-service restaurant, recently opened at 17,500-student California State University, San Bernardino. Denny’s Fresh Express features a full-service gr...

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Chilean charm, part 2

 By Paul King on Mar. 11, 2010

With two days left in our Chilean excursion, we began Thursday with a visit to Jumbo, a supermarket in the Las Condes section of Santiago. After our visit, I remarked that Walmart needs to rethink its use of the term “supercenter.” This store, known as a “hipermercado,” is the largest food store in Chile. It sports 67 checkout lines.

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Chilean charm, part 1

By Paul King on Mar. 08, 2010

It is hard to believe that more than a week has passed since I returned from my food tour of Chile, perhaps because the events of that week still seem fresh in my mind.

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Sodexo names Bellinger to advisory board

Mar. 03, 2010

March 3—Sodexo has named Patricia Bellinger to its North American Advisory Board. The board is made up of “a group of respected leaders, academicians and entrepreneurs whose recommend...

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Joy and sadness

By Paul King on Mar. 01, 2010

I had planned this week to regale readers with details of my wonderfully enlightening trip to Chile, and I still will do that, as well as post a photo slide show of the tour. But the trip had a somber aftermath, with the devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country early Saturday morning.

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2010 Silver Plate Winners Announced

Mar. 01, 2010

March 1—A former FoodService Director FSD of the Year and two former FSDs of the Month headline the 2010 class of Silver Plate Awards, presented by the International Food Manufacturers Association.&#...

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Aramark partners with Cooking Light

Feb. 25, 2010

Feb. 25—Aramark Business Dining has joined with Cooking Light magazine in an exclusive multiyear agreement that will provide Cooking Light recipes and more to Aramark’s 25 North American B&I locat...

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Study discusses milk changes in NYC Schools

Feb. 25, 2010

FEBRUARY 25—A study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that eliminating whole milk and changing from low-fat to fat-free chocolate milk did not decrease students’ milk co...

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Pasco County Schools starts healthy vending program

Feb. 22, 2010

Feb. 22—Pasco County Schools has added 60 new vending machines that offer only healthy snacks to its secondary campuses.The machines, which were purchased with grant money from the Dairy Council of Fl...

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Are You Ready for Disaster?

By Paul King on Feb. 18, 2010

No one ever wants to face a natural or man-made disaster. But planning for one can make all the difference when the inevitable occurs. Last month, at roughly the same time that Haiti was attempting t...

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