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Cookie Time

 Jan. 04, 2009

Matthew Portner Director of Auxiliary Services Ashland University Ashland, Ohio We created an AU Chocolate Chunk Cookie that we send out to recruit prospective students. The cookie design incl...

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Give Thanks

 Jan. 04, 2009

Mary Lou Kennedy Director of Dining and Bookstore Services Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine This year, we offered a formal meal plan for students staying over Thanksgiving break. We had provid...

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Red Light, Green Light

Jan. 04, 2009

Janet Paul Rice Associate Director of Dining Services Concordia College Moorhead, Minn. We use a nutrition labeling system called Mission: Nutrition, based on the number of fat grams per servi...

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Healthy Position

Jan. 04, 2009

Ben Colafrancesco Director of Dining Services SUNY Cobleskill Cobleskill, N.Y. We decided that our students would be more inclined to choose healthier options if we positioned them correctly....

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Take-Home Compost

Jan. 04, 2009

Kelly McBride General Manager, Bon Appétit WhiteWave Foods Broomfield, Colo. We recycle and compost in our café and kitchen. Our recycling company picks up all of our differen...

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Biggest Loser

Jan. 04, 2009

John Wahl Foodservice Director Drake Center Cincinnati Several times a year the hospital holds a Biggest Loser contest for the employees. In the contest, which is based off the TV show, the p...

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Ballpark Franks

Jan. 04, 2009

Diane Nicholls Foodservice Director Silver Lake Regional School District Kingston, Mass. To celebrate the first Red Sox home game of the season, we serve hot dogs for lunch to play off of the ...

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Inauguration Snacks

Jan. 04, 2009

Rhonda Spigel Director of Foodservices Waltham Public Schools Waltham, Mass. We just received the fresh fruit and veggies grant from the USDA, and the first day of the grant was Jan. 20, Inaug...

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5 at 5

Dec. 23, 2008

Sean Favreau Director of Dining Services, Aramark Brandeis University Waltham, Mass. We offer a “5 at 5” menu: five dishes that cost $5, such as a grilled cheese sandwich, tuna m...

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Reusable Trays

Dec. 23, 2008

Scott Myers Director of Food and Vending University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. We recently started providing reusable take-out trays in addition to Styrofoam. We sell the containers f...

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