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Cooking Classes

 Jan. 04, 2009

Linda Rhodes General Manager, Parkhurst Dining Services MEDRAD Global Center Warrendale, Penn. Our former executive chef taught two cooking classes for our location’s employees. He creat...

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Delivery Bike

 Jan. 04, 2009

Matthew Portner Director of Auxiliary Services Ashland University Ashland, Ohio We recently began using a delivery bicycle instead of utility carts and other vehicles to deliver pizzas from on...

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Breakfast Challenge

Jan. 04, 2009

Sherida Diederich Area Supervisor Sacramento City USD Sacramento, Calif. We had a breakfast contest between two of our high schools to see which school’s participation would go up the mo...

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Creative Cupcakes

Jan. 04, 2009

Ken Toong Executive Director of Dining Services University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. Since cupcakes have become so popular, we had a “Frost Your Own Cupcake” event. We brough...

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Broadway Bites

Jan. 04, 2009

J. Michael Floyd Executive Director University of Georgia Athens, Ga. We hosted a Spotlight on Broadway dinner where we are prepared menu items from recipes we got from well-known New York Cit...

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Birthday Fun

Jan. 04, 2009

Jason Ricciardi Assistant Director, Williamson Hospitality St. Joseph’s Villa Flourtown, Pa. Previously, we had not done anything to celebrate the sisters’ birthdays. Now, once a m...

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Cool Canteens

Jan. 04, 2009

Chuck Davies Associate Director of Residential Dining University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, Calif. We started selling our own aluminum water bottles in our retail shops for $12.99. The...

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Gluten Free

Jan. 04, 2009

Gary Brautigam Director of Dining Services Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pa. We keep a countertop refrigerator stocked with gluten-free items such as cookies, cereal, waffles, desserts and pr...

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Meet the Chef

Jan. 04, 2009

Mary Lou Kennedy Director of Dining and Bookstore Services Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine After I become aware of a student with a food allergy, I go through the menu with them and give them...

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Sell Extras

Jan. 04, 2009

Richard Hansen Retail Chef Manager Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, Minn. Many times we have items left over from our patient tray line. Because we don’t want to waste th...

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