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American Airlines to debut fine dining for first-class fliers

The Flagship Dining experience will take off in early 2017.

Operations

Noncommercial sector to grow moderately in 2016, NRA says

Contract-managed facilities should enjoy a slightly stronger increase, and the gains will not be evenly shared among major segments, according to the National Restaurant Association's just-released sales forecast for 2016.

Omelet stations are a popular breakfast option among Texas Tech University’s 37,000 students, says Dewey McMurrey, executive chef of operations at the school.

This year, fans of the concept, who have made its runny-egg signatures an Instagram staple, will be able to hit up Eggslut’s first brick-and-mortar locations.

The standard 3 1/2-by-2-inch space of a business card hardly is enough real estate anymore to contain the true job description of a foodservice director.

The Academy Awards are as big a deal as the Super Bowl in many circles, including senior living, college dining and other noncommercial facilities.

How can an operator find efficiencies without cutting staff? Advice Squad says to look to what's academically known as job enlargement, or adding tasks.

A big “want” from the customers who frequent Compass’ 2,000 corporate cafes is smaller portion sizes, says Mike Fiato, vice president of customer experience.

Sometimes the enemy of a great idea is lack of space. These four intrepid operators carved out new facilities from dead space in their current footprint.

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

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