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Product cuttings: Buying salmon

 By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 03, 2007

Despite its popularity on restaurant menus, salmon can be tricky to purchase. Wild varieties are numerous and varied and farmed fish can be sourced from countries and facilities with very different standards.

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Make the most of your seafood $$$

 By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 03, 2007

Sure, you want to source sustainably, offer top quality and variety and keep your food costs in line. These strategies can help.

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Fishing for answers

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 03, 2007

Americans are finally getting on board and heeding nutrition recommendations to eat more seafood. Recent figures from the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) indicate that consumption is up 11 percent since 2001—16.5 pounds per person in 2006 compared to 14.8 pounds five years ago.

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Reaching Generation iPod

By Susan Holaday on Sep. 17, 2007

Operators are making better use of Web-based technology to reach customers. Whether you call them Millennials or Generation Y, the young people born between 1977 and 1994 are revolutionizing the way ...

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2007 Portability Study: Portability on the menu

Sep. 17, 2007

By the numbers, portability continues to be a driving force in noncommercial foodservice—and operators’ actions back the statistics. Read the results of FoodService Director's 2007 Portability Study and see how the statistics play out in cafeterias and retail operations.

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Doing the Budget Crunch

By Howard Reill on Sep. 14, 2007

Are money woes keeping you from a renovation? Experts suggest ways to do it on a shoestring. Renovations always breathe new life into a foodservice operation, but when it comes to noncommercial foods...

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Reviving Retail

By Karen Weisberg on Sep. 14, 2007

At Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, a customer service focus pumps new life—and sales—into an old, confined space.   At a Glance: Saint Luke’s Hospital Foodservice ...

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Resource Responsibility

By Karen Weisberg on Sep. 14, 2007

Saving the planet is everyone’s job; that’s why purchasing energy efficient equipment is imperative. Just about every foodservice operator these days is aware that conserving the planet&r...

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Ideation

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 03, 2007

Chefs flock to chicken, turkey and other birds for inventive, crowd-pleasing dishes.

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Evolution of a product

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 03, 2007

At Moe’s Southwest Grill, an Atlanta-based regional chain specializing in freshly made, customized burritos, signature ingredients are a big selling point.

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