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Reduce waste with salad-dressing shooters

 Jul. 13, 2015

During the 2015 MenuDirections Awards Dinner, our salad course was served with individual salad-dressing “shooters” [instead of one vessel for the table].

Menu

Blending breakfast in a glass

 By Marygrace Taylor on Jul. 13, 2015

As consumers grow more health-conscious, operators are finding the drinkable morning meals appeal to all age groups looking for on-the-go alternatives.

Design

Children's hospital builds in classes and a taste of normalcy

By Katie Fanuko on Jul. 13, 2015

When guests at Boston Children’s Hospital walk into the Fresh Food Court cafeteria, they’ll be able to pick up a meal—or some new cooking pointers.

Operations

Honey, where have all the bees gone?

By Katie Fanuko on Jul. 13, 2015

Campus beekeepers at Boise State University and other colleges work to maintain foodservice supply amid concerns of honey bee colony collapse disorder.

Operations

A picture is worth a thousand words

By Kelly Killian on Jul. 13, 2015

Students want to get their information more quickly, so Dawn Aubrey is experimenting with using infographics for both residents and student staff.

Operations

7 secrets of highly successful self-ops

By Lisa Bertagnoli on Jul. 13, 2015

We talked to directors at self-operated facilities to discover how they stay independent. Their secrets boil down to creative, common-sense management.

People

3 questions: Michelle Bernstein

Jul. 13, 2015

Michelle Bernstein describes what goes into creating a menu for cancer patients, how people have reacted and what's next for Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.

Menu

Bringing veggies to healthy meatloaf

By Dana Moran on Jul. 13, 2015

Kim Smith's Brain Healthy Cooking guidelines have found a way to keep the meat in meatloaf while introducing more produce, grains and other ingredients.

Operations

Grills on the go

By Katie Fanuko on Jul. 13, 2015

Though industrial grills are his go-to for high-volume events, Lyman Graham likes the versatility of home grills for smaller catering gigs.

Operations

Foodservice takes on animal welfare

By Erin Gibbons on Jul. 13, 2015

When Boston University students lobbied the school to serve only cage-free eggs on campus, the university agreed to change its buying practices.

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