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Some of the most innovative and out-of-the-box thinkers in the noncommercial foodservice industry.
Some of the most innovative and out-of-the-box thinkers in the noncommercial foodservice industry.
David Friend, director of dining services at West Virginia University in Morgantown, is bringing kudos to WVA dining. In response to student demands, he’s signed on nationally branded concepts. He’s also devised the Healthy ‘U’ Initiative to help combat heart-related diseases with a 2,000 calorie per-day plan.
According to FSD's 2007 Contractor Census, published March 15, 2007, contractors grew at an average rate of 6.1%.
Dona Zavislan, foodservice administrator for the Colorado Department of Corrections, keeps cost per meal at less than $1 while serving more fresh produce to 15,000 offenders. By eliminating the need for a special diabetic tray, she aims to reduce the $360,000 wasted annually when medical trays go unclaimed.
Suzanne Cryst, RD, LD, food service director at Maria Joseph Living Center, part of the Premier Health Partners network in Dayton, Ohio, provides multiple home-style choices to allow residents to feel they're in their own home. Staff training to improve the retherm process has heightened food quality, reduced plate waste and increased patient satisfaction.
Lt. Sheila LeJeune, MS, LDN, RD, food service director at Lafayette (La.) Parish Correctional Center, has implemented multiple menu, purchasing and sanitation improvements that have tranformed a poorly functioning facility into one that's providing more than one million meals annually—in one of the "cleanest commercial kitchens in the city.