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College dining services tap into international street cuisines

Jul 27, 2009

Campus dining staffs are looking to the streets of Singapore, Vietnam, Peru and Brazil for inspiration, flavor and variety. Their search is global, as they introduce foods that meet the needs of customers with ever...

Companies boost morale with new tastes, occasional deals

May 18, 2009

Reports of economic doom and gloom, pandemics and other worrisome crises can be overwhelming. The good news is, corporate foodservices are helping to brighten their customers’ spirits, even if for a short moment...

NACUFS’ 50th marks the start of a new journey

Jul 28, 2008

I’ve just returned from the National Association of College and University Food Services, or NACUFS, 50th Anniversary national conference, themed “Monumental Times,” in Washington, D.C. The event attracted some 800...

New surveys spur health care feeders to keep raising standards

Jun 30, 2008

Health care foodservice directors and their staffs have made notable progress in recent years improving scores on internal patient satisfaction surveys. They’ve successfully revamped their menus, improved food quality...

San Diego Padres, concessionaire team up with fitness plan

May 19, 2008

What could be perceived as more American than watching a baseball game on a hot summer afternoon, devouring a thick brat covered with mustard and sauerkraut, and chasing it down with a cold beer or soft drink?Well...

Educational video series can help schools combat child obesity

Apr 28, 2008

Childhood obesity is one of this nation’s most daunting and serious health issues. “Many people have the impression that schools have created the overweight problem with kids, but it isn’t true, because kids eat at...

Corrections leads the way in farm-to-table practices

Nov 26, 2007

Nowhere is the momentum to support farm-to-table practices stronger than in corrections. Though many corrections facilities and statewide systems have long managed farms, more effort than ever is being made today to...

Virginia Tech's foodservices contend with the nightmare

Apr 23, 2007

BLACKSBURG Va. Menacing 70-mile-an-hour winds blew through here the morning of Monday, April 16, but the spring day portended only business as usual for residents Robert Coffey and Kimberle Badinelli, both employees...

School nutrition advocates find path to change marked by exhilaration and frustration

Apr 09, 2007

I joined about 700 members of the School Nutrition Association, or SNA, in the charge up to Capitol Hill during the group’s annual Legislative Action Conference last month. The experience was exhilarating, satisfying...