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The latest foodservice management practices, food-safety news and more.
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Change is in the air at Ohio State Univ Medical Ctr

 May 14, 2003

Change is in the air at Ohio State Univ. Medical Ctr., Columbus, as multiple projects move off the drawing board and become the reality that is rapidly driving the facility into the 21st century.

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Buying shellfish

 May 14, 2003

Shellfish is a broad term that includes any type of aquatic animal that has a shell of some kind. A few popular names that make their way onto our menus include: crabs, lobster, shrimp and clams.

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Automatic innovation

May 14, 2003

Fact: Americans continue to be more time-pressed than ever, and want even more convenient solutions to buying food.

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X-ray assurance

May 14, 2003

Standing up to be counted, Paradise Tomato Kitchens, supplier of tomato-based sauces for several of the country's leading restaurant chains including six of the top 15 pizza chains, is reportedly the first in its field to employ an x-ray system that detects harmful particles that may have entered products during the manufacturing process.

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FSD News: Boston College named Employer of Choice

Apr. 29, 2003

The NRA's Educational Foundation has named Boston College a 2003 Employer of Choice, and will present the award--along with five others--at the NRA Show in Chicago. Foodservice at Boston College,...

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USDA plans nutrition incentives

Apr. 14, 2003

School foodservice authorities across the country that serve meals which satisfy federal dietary guidelines may soon qualify for special financial rewards, under a new incentive program being developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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House Cafe chooses 'Freedom'

Apr. 14, 2003

Growing international tensions over U.S. military action in Iraq are beginning to spill over onto the menu boards at the U.S. House of Representatives' cafeteria.

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Dallas Foodservice Team Silver Plate

Apr. 14, 2003

"We have a tremendous staff of professionals," he says of those who make up the school system's "fabulous" foodservice team. He is slightly embarrassed that it's only his name on his Silver Plate Award, he says, because he credits the team with accomplishing so much.

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Diet for pregnancy

Apr. 14, 2003

A balanced, varied diet is important before, during and after pregnancy, especially if breastfeeding (see modified Food Pyramid on this page).

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Pasta possibilities

Apr. 14, 2003

"We were losing customers on payday so a couple of years ago we started a pasta bar on Fridays. Now I don't dare remove it," says Mary Kimbrough, dir. of nutrition services at St. Paul and Zale Lipshy Univ. Hospitals in Dallas.

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