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Foodservice: New is easy—right is hard

Every foodservice operator wants to offer more contemporary items in order to please their customer base and keep chefs challenged and engaged. But finding that just-right item takes work.

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Use recipe contests to boost worker engagement

Chesapeake Public Schools created a competitive recipe contest between schools in the district using pantry items and new ingredients.

North Carolina State University highlights local products on a large chalkboard in its dining halls, and also lists any produce brought in from its agroecology farm.

While a French press isn’t a tool found in most noncommercial kitchens, operators might want to think twice about multiple uses for this fancy coffee maker.

To increase variety, customer satisfaction and revenue, Harris Health System implemented a four-week cycle salad bar rotation.

Operators reveal how they’re hooking their diners with fish.

FoodService Director and the James Beard Foundation invite you to join the Blended Burger Project™, a movement that strives to make burgers better.

Skidmore College patterned its chef culinary competition after the one pioneered by the University of Massachusetts. This year, 11 teams of college chefs registered.

Troup County School System has a fixed kiosk that not only sells coffee, but also protein smoothies, grab-and-go reimbursable meals and other a la carte items.

A revamped North American tribe recipe is now a staple in Wash U’s dining program, which completes 18,000 to 22,000 transactions daily.

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