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Creative Catering

By Susan Holaday on Oct. 27, 2009

The recession is leaving caterers feeling sour, but some operators are finding ways to make it work.   Some operators may be viewing this holiday season as the year the Grinch stole catering, a...

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Dining Service Overhaul

 Oct. 27, 2009

A complete divisional reorganization gives Michigan State Culinary Services new ways to satisfy customers with a focus on flexibility.   The department of Housing and Food Service at 46,000-stu...

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The Third Place

Oct. 27, 2009

Customers are always looking for places beyond home and work where they can go to escape or socialize—the so-called “third place.” Retail venues such as restaurants and coffee concep...

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What’s in store for 2010?

By Paul King on Oct. 26, 2009

There are still two months left in 2009, but for many people in both the foodservice and publishing industries, 2010 cannot come fast enough. The question is, will the new year be any stronger?

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AHF launches new Web site

Oct. 21, 2009

Oct. 21—The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) launched its new Web site—healthcarefoodservice.org—earlier this month. AHF said the Web site was created with the goal of ...

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Virginia Tech herb garden thrives

Oct. 12, 2009

An herb garden planted by Dining Services at 29,000-student Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is now supplying herbs to a shop in one of the university’s food courts.

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School Foodservice & Other News

By Paul King on Oct. 08, 2009

The U.S. Congress has taken the first step toward reauthorization of the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs.

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Yale names Thomas Tucker director of retail development

Oct. 06, 2009

Oct 7—Thomas Tucker has joined Yale University Dining as the director of retail development and operations, according to a Yale Dining press release. Tucker comes to Yale after 15 years as a pa...

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First college campus California Pizza Kitchen opens

Oct. 06, 2009

Oct. 7—The first California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) on a college campus recently opened at 12,400-student Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Located in Hofstra’s Student Center Atrium, CPK...

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UCSF: Challenges and opportunities

By Paul King on Oct. 05, 2009

I had a brief, but enlightening visit last week with Dan Henroid and his foodservice staff at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. Dan gathered about 20 of his chefs and managers for an hour-long chat about the challenges and opportunities facing this 560-bed medical center near Golden Gate Park.

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