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Colorado school district hires Ann Cooper as Consultant

 Jan. 14, 2006

Boulder Valley (Colo.) School District has hired Ann Cooper, director of nutrition services for the Berkeley (Calif.) Unified School District, to revamp its school meal program.

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Hard Line on Staff Rules Increases Retention Rate

 By Jennifer Alexis on Jan. 03, 2006

IHC in Utah has found that sometimes when you expect more from your employees and their managers, they deliver more. It's a wonder that some foodservice operators don't just bolt in a set of ...

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Big Apple retools school meals, one bite at a time

Nov. 14, 2005

Can a program that serves about 860,000 meals in 1,300 feeding sites daily effect major change? With the right team, it can.

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Campus Boosts Culinary Spirit

By Jennifer Alexis on Oct. 17, 2005

UC-Davis creates front-of-the-house smiles with back-of-the-house support. The University of California-Davis unveiled a couple of major changes in dining services recently: one that was glaringly o...

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The Healthful Equation

Oct. 14, 2005

One of the most challenging aspects of designing menus is the balance between healthy options and those less than healthy options. Customers want choice and, for many, ordering that cheeseburger...

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New Choices in Troy

By Howard Reill on Oct. 14, 2005

Community college dining facility leaps into a new era. A foodservice facility renovation at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y.—part of a larger campus center overhaul—has put ...

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Coffee is Cool in School

By Jennifer Alexis on Sep. 21, 2005

Can coffee and kids co-exist? One district makes it work. Foodservice operators, particularly in the higher education, business-and-industry and healthcare markets, know the importance of offering a ...

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Spirit Cruises Buoys Menu

By Karen Weisberg on Sep. 14, 2005

Dinner cruise specialist caters to diners seeking traditional, celebratory meals. Spirit Cruises has changed a number of menu items in response to customer demand and input—in some cases by wor...

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Late Trays Say Goodnight

By Karen Weisberg on Sep. 14, 2005

Hospital does away with an established, yet burdensome, task. Say “late trays” to most any foodservice director and more than likely they’ll respond: “They’re a headache...

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More in Store

Aug. 14, 2005

Campus c-store revenue grew 10% last year, according to FSD research. Campus-based convenience stores averaged nearly $618,000 in revenue last year, up from $563,000 the year before. More than half (...

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