Becky Schilling

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Becky Schilling

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Jeff Denton: Focus on Education

As director of child nutrition at the 5,300-student Ponca City (Okla.) School District, Jeff Denton knows he plays an important role in the educational process. During the past couple of years, Denton’s focus on nutrition education has reaped huge dividends in terms of participation—96% for lunch—and has made Denton a local celebrity.

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A green house movement

During the past couple of years, most long-term care communities have undergone a shift in culture to move away from an institutional approach to senior care to a more personal approach. This transfor...

Some are increasing prices while others find creative ways around doing so.   Increasing prices is always a juggling act. Operators have to cover rising costs, but they have to do so in a way t...

Doug Davis uses Burlington's farm-to-school model to bring fresh fruit to students in the Dominican Republic. At A Glance: Fresh Fruit Pilot The partnership is betwe...

The VA's foodservice department is altering the way it operates to cater to a diversified veteran population. Talk of healthcare reform is everywhere. You can’t turn on a TV, read a newspap...

Florida retirement community spices up dining experience with The Bistro, a new sit-down restaurant, and food show. At A Glance: Mease Manor •400-resident continuing care retirement communit...

At a GlanceAccomplishmentsHospital foodservice directors often say offering healthy choices in their cafeterias is a key department mission. But many operators are quick to add that they still offer t...

Culture, environment and expectation are key to successful dining room designs. Knowing expectations is the most important component to good dining room design, according to David Porter, CEO and pre...

“I was never very good at following the rules,” says Tony Geraci, director of food and nutrition services for 85,000-student Baltimore City Schools. Although this rule bending might have caused him some problems as a child, it’s this attitude that has enabled Geraci to make significant changes to the foodservice operation in his first 12 months with the district.

Little changes, such as a new department name and uniforms, are increasing employee and customer satisfaction at St. Mary's Hospital. At A Glance: St. Mary's Hospital •91 employees; 4,5...

Food Safety is paramount in foodservice operations, but several large-scale food recalls in the past two years have operators and customers concerned about just how safe our food really is. For operat...

E-training is a convenient way to teach employees new programs and to review safety procedures. If technology is the way of the future, then it would follow that online or other computer-based traini...

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