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Some of the most innovative and out-of-the-box thinkers in the noncommercial foodservice industry.

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Healthy Catering

At Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pittsburgh, Parkhurst Dining Services partnered with Highmark Health Services to implement a healthy catering menu. Dave Manz, district manager for Parkhurst, t...

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Scott Shuttleworth: Game Changer

Scott Shuttleworth has accomplished a lot in a short period of time. In his two years as director of Trojan Hospitality at 33,000-student University of Southern California in Los Angeles, he has opened nine venues, with plans for several more, and has completely changed the culture of what foodservice means to the university by bringing a more commercial mindset to his department.

Regina Toomey Bueno, senior director of food and nutrition services at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City, isn’t afraid of change. When she interviewed at NYU in 2007, Toomey Bueno’s plan for the foodservice department was to change patient service from a traditional tray line to a pod system. The switch would require full support and buy-in from the hospital’s administration and foodservice staff.

Food safety is an everyday concern for foodservice directors. This is especially true following the numerous recalls during the past year that saw items from beef to peanuts to tomatoes deemed dange...

FSD spoke to Tim Dietzler, director of dining at 6,400-student Villanova University in Villanova, Pa., about the importance of e-marketing. Dietzler speaks about how employing several of these new...

At 700-resident Kirby Pines, an upscale retirement community in Memphis, Tenn., implementing a wellness policy was the first subtle step in a transition to healthier dining. Here, Lisa ...

At Virginia Tech University, the number of off-campus meal plans has grown so much that extended hours became a necessity. Ted Faulkner, associate director of dining services, talks ab...

Focusing on the 50 largest college foodservice programs, FSD's 2009 College Census, found that total enrollment, local produce purchases and the elimination of trans fats are all on the rise.  &...

Pittsburgh-based Parkhurst Dining Services’ Traveling Chefs program sends chefs from around the company to visit accounts to share special dishes with customers. Here, Marcey Miller, general...

Keeping customers coming back is a constant concern for operators in the current economy. Anthony LaBriola, executive chef/food production manger at Imperial Point Medical Center in Fort Lauderda...

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