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Workforce

Strategies for smacking down stress

Staffing shortages, absenteeism and long hours all contribute to employee stress. So it’s important for FSDs to help staff manage the emotional side of the workplace.

Workforce

Streamlining the hiring process

Hiring for foodservice positions can be a drawn-out process. Here’s how three FSDs are trying to improve procedures, while still being thorough enough.

Operations

The value of social media videos

Getting likes and shares for social media videos is cool, but not as important as using those platforms to create a sense of community among diners and staff.

Operations

Waste reduction results beyond the environment

Through recovery, waste reduction and sustainability challenges, operators, particularly at schools and universities, are issuing mandates to reach a zero-waste goal.

Operations

How foodservice operators are keeping up with the demand for transparency

For operators, the next steps in transparency are local sourcing, cooking from scratch, working closely with suppliers and developing their own products.

Operations

Clean label takeaways

It's not just millennials. The rising public interest in clean food is not expected to subside anytime soon, industry observers and foodservice directors say.

Operations

4 tips for moving to outdoor dining

Pests, pollen, weather, uneven ground and food safety risks are some of the issues that can make outdoor dining a challenge. But, the obstacles are worth overcoming.

Operations

Do your homework on suppliers

Picking a supplier who can meet an operation’s needs at a reasonable cost is challenging, so having a set system of selection and standards can be crucial.

Operations

Operators are turning to all-digital transactions

The future is here when it comes to mobile and online payment apps for foodservice. Operators have some advice for making the jump to mobile payment.

Operations

Vending machine customers spring for fresh options

Vending machine sales are up 7 percent at the University of Buffalo, but students on the New York campus aren’t buying more sugary snacks and beverages.

Operations

Palm-scanning technology hits school lunchrooms

A district tested palm scanners in schools to see how well they would process payments. The results were so positive that school officials installed a device.

Operations

How to write grants that get results

Putting together an effective grant proposal doesn’t require a professional.

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