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Dine Around

 Jun. 12, 2009

David Hill Area Manager University of New Hampshire Durham, N.H. In the fall we have a local harvest dine around, where we feature menu items made with local products. Some of the local vend...

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Self-Scheduling

 Jun. 12, 2009

Tami Almquist Environmental & Foodservice Manager Geisinger Marworth Waverly, Pa. I was hearing complaints about the schedule. I believe that unhappy employees translate to poor producti...

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Wallet Savers

Jun. 12, 2009

Stephanie Tanner Director of Guest Services Gerald Champion Regional Med. Cntr. Alamogordo, N.M. We have wallet saver days every Friday in the café. All entrées for the day are...

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Inventory Party

Jun. 12, 2009

Carol Brock Executive Chef Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio We had a lot of items in our inventory that we didn’t use any more or were over issue or left over from a theme meal. ...

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Ready, Set, Draw

Jun. 12, 2009

Lenny DeMartino General Mngr, Parkhurst Dining Svcs. Highmark Pittsburgh, Pa. I created a Pictionary-type game for my staff centered around our Hemisflavors program, where we feature a diff...

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Fancy Dinner

Jun. 12, 2009

J. Michael Floyd Director of Foodservices University of Georgia Athens, Ga. We hold a Premium Entrée Dinner every Saturday night. The special entrée for this dinner is either c...

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Line Changes

Jun. 12, 2009

Deborah Huck Foodservice Director Harbor Creek School District Harbor Creek, Pa. At our 1,000-student high school, one of the four lines was not being used and the other three lines only off...

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Piggy Chow

Jun. 12, 2009

Tonia Dockter Director, Nutrition and Foodservices Minneapolis VA Medical Center Minneapolis We used to dispose of our excess patient food by putting it into the garbage disposal. After...

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Managers’ Swap

Jun. 12, 2009

Mary Lou Henry Foodservice Director Knox County Schools Knoxville, Tenn. Realizing there’s no better training than one’s peers, I developed a mangers’ inservice panel. Fift...

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Meeting Place

Jun. 12, 2009

Mickey Sellard Manager, Dining Services Golden Living Fort Smith, Ark. To draw more associates to the dining center, we invite different community groups to use the space one day a week to s...

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