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Making employees love you

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 11, 2016

Joanne Chang works hard at maintaining the culture she’s created at her four Flour bakeries, her restaurant Myers + Chang and newly opened commissary kitchen.

Menu

Recipe report: Flatbreads

 By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 11, 2016

Datassential reports that menu mentions of flatbreads have increased 34 percent in the last four years. Versatile and adaptable, these close cousins of pizza can be topped with any number of ingredients to create appetizers, shareables and snacks.

Workforce

Getting the most out of internships

By Dana Moran on Apr. 04, 2016

Sure, foodservice interns will be washing dishes. But the experience also should be a valuable one for operators and short-term hires alike. Here’s how to seek out quality interns, and make the most of their time.

Operations

Examining NY's complex $15 wage deal

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 01, 2016

The measure will create varying rates increasing by different amounts in different areas.

Operations

The strangest new MLB ballpark food of 2016

By Dana Moran on Mar. 30, 2016

As fans and foodies look ahead to opening day of the 2016 MLB season on Sunday, FoodService Director scanned the menus of baseball’s biggest parks to check out some of the craziest dishes in the lineup.

Operations

6 practical ideas for going local

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 30, 2016

Local sourcing is in high demand, but it can present challenges to foodservice directors. Experts in the field share six tips for meeting these challenges.

Menu

Asian flavors perk up proteins

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 29, 2016

Asian cuisines continue to trend on menus, with Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and Southeast Asian being the most popular among consumers, according to a recent report from the National Restaurant Association. Pairing Asian flavors and ingredients with familiar proteins meets the demand for ethnic dishes with operational ease.

Operations

Reinventing the salad bar

By Kelsey Squire on Mar. 28, 2016

Don’t look now, but salad bars are becoming cool again.

Operations

Operators are turning to all-digital transactions

By Dina Berta on Mar. 28, 2016

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.

Workforce

Calif. to vote on $15 minimum wage

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2016

In a ballot initiative, voters will be asked if they or their neighbors deserve a pay hike.

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