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'Let's Eat!'

 By Karen Weisberg on Jan. 14, 2005

At the National Museum of the American Indian, culture is served on a plate. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian has been a work in progress—at least unde...

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Institute prescribes fix for hospital food

 Dec. 06, 2004

Hospital foodservice operations can and should improve their menu offerings in a manner that both supports local agriculture and sets an example for consumers to follow, according to a report released last month by Occidental College's Urban and Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI) and the Center for Food and Justice.

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FSD Research: Measuring Up

Sep. 13, 2004

Productivity reports are becoming a larger part of the foodservice director's or general manager's responsibilities, according to FSD's 2004 Productivity Performance Survey (see full chart listing b...

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Grants for farm to cafeteria

Aug. 14, 2003

New legislation would provide one-time grant funds (up to $100,000) for school districts establishing "farm-to-cafeteria" programs.

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Compass charts Univ AR plans

Aug. 14, 2003

Compass Group North America will provide a gift of $2.5 million to the Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, for the construction of a new dining facility in the Northwest Quadrant Housing building—a 600-bed residence hall complex and dining facility scheduled for completion by summer 2004.

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Hospital conference mulls mgmt. style pros, cons

Aug. 14, 2003

The pros and cons of being an independent operator vs. working for a contractor were presented by long-time healthcare fsds Dale Evert and Regina Toomey-Bueno during the American Society for Healthcare F/S Administrators (ASHFSA) annual conference recently held in Braselton, GA.

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Tenn. tech eyes sales, profits

Aug. 14, 2003

Administrators at Tennessee Tech Univ. in Cookeville predict improved foodservice and consequently increased sales and profits this school year as a result of their new contract with Chartwells College and University Dining Services.

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'Bountiful' pear crop prompts buys

Aug. 14, 2003

USDA has announced plans to purchase chicken fajita strips for school lunch and other programs.

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Facilities Innovate with Purchasing, Plates

Aug. 14, 2003

Long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania and Connecticut are controlling costs in different ways: one by standardizing purchases and another using bright-colored plates to increase patient/resident...

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The blame game

Aug. 14, 2003

In New York, the City Council is prohibiting the sale of "junk food" and soda in all city schools during specified hours.

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