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A collection of menu planning ideas for foodservice operators.

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Spanning the Globe

Operators continue to expand their ethnic repertoire in order to keep up with—or perhaps stay a step or two ahead of—their customers’ increasingly sophisticated palates. Each of the...

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Mixing It Up

Customers want to create their own beverage concoctions. It’s another way to give them more control—and you can up-charge. If people simply want a drink for purposes of hydration, basic t...

When vegetarian and vegan customers demand traditional dishes, it’s not hard to mix and match items to their liking. Some customers unfamiliar with the versatility of vegetarian cuisine may be ...

Fat provides many useful and functional properties, yet fat—especially trans fat—remains a controversial subject. Fat is an essential nutrient that provides energy (nine calories per gram...

Sourcing and serving produce straight from the farm is no longer a fad or even a trend. Consider it a movement, 30 years in the making, that has firmly taken root and is now blossoming from coast to c...

Animal by-products turn up in some unlikely places. Operators need to know what to look for and what to avoid. Growing demand for vegetarian foods dictates that foodservice directors increase their v...

People love pasta and most consider it to be a healthy part of a balanced diet. FSD breaks down the different types of pasta, including the nutritional makeup to help operators decide when and how to menu pasta dishes at their operations.

Seniors are particularly at risk of becoming malnourished, so meals for the elderly need to be appetizing and nutrient rich. Good nutrition is important throughout a person’s entire life span, ...

Sustainable seafood rises to the fore as environmental groups crank up efforts to influence what’s menued. Operators, in turn, flex their creativity in meeting customers’ wish for fish. T...

Many customers like to indulge—but that doesn’t mean they have to over-indulge. Here’s how you can help sweeten mealtime in a nutritious manner. Ice cream and other frozen desserts ...

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