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Longtime Purdue VP announces retirement

 Jan. 28, 2010

Jan. 28—John Sautter, vice president for housing and food services at 39,000-student Purdue University, announced that he will retire, effective June 30, after nearly 40 years at the university. ...

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One goal, two voices

 By Paul King on Jan. 25, 2010

School foodservice operators might consider Ann Cooper and Janey Thornton to be polar opposites. They’d call Thornton, deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a former school foodservice director, the traditionalist, working the system and trying to effect change from within.

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Lone Star College System contracts with Luby's

Jan. 19, 2010

Jan. 19— Lone Star College System, a 60,000-student community college system with five colleges in the greater Houston area has hired Luby’s Culinary Services, a segment of Luby’s Inc., to manage its ...

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Careful what you wish for

By Paul King on Jan. 18, 2010

Beginning with our February issue, you will see a slight change to our annual Industry Census reports. In years past, we have surveyed directors from 50 to 100 of the largest institutions and companies. This year, for the first time, we have included a mix of large, medium and small school districts, and will do the same for colleges, hospitals and corporations later in the year.

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Renovation inspired 'greening'

Jan. 18, 2010

Fredericksburg, Va.—A recent café renovation allowed 5,000-student University of Mary Washington to implement green initiatives that earned the café the ability to become a certified Virginia Green Re...

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Flexitarians, take heart

By Paul King on Jan. 07, 2010

Back in the 1980s, when “The ‘A’ Team” was enjoying a run as a hot TV action series, George Peppard, who played ‘A’ Team leader Col. John “Hannibal” Smith, had a stock phrase: “I love it when a plan comes together.”

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Aramark and IFMA publish sustainable practice guide

Jan. 06, 2010

Jan. 6—Aramark and the International Faculty Management Association (IFMA) Foundation recently partnered to release Sustainability in the Food Service Environment, a practical guide for introducing an...

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Hooping it Up

Dec. 22, 2009

Michigan State University is beating Mother Nature by taking farming indoors in an innovative way. The catalyst for the changes is the hoophouse. An unusual partnership among foodservice staff, stude...

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2010: A look ahead

By Paul King on Dec. 22, 2009

The challenges and opportunities are myriad as operators prepare for the coming year, many hoping for a change in fortune.   For many foodservice operators—and magazine editors and publis...

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Happy holidays

By Paul King on Dec. 21, 2009

I am amazed at how quickly this year has flown by. It seems that each year moves a little faster than the one before—although I was done with my Christmas shopping a full week before the holiday.

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