December 1, 2011

Articles

Things Are, and Are Not, What They Seem

Economic demagoguery just won't cut it anymore. Read More

GNJSHFSA Gathers

AHF's largest chapter draws over 200 operators from the Mid-Atlantic region for a discussion on "service." Read More

upfront

When you go out to eat at a nice restaurant do people think they can take the china and tablecloth too? Michael Strumpf, resident DM for Bon Appetit Mgt. Read More

Chicago Schools Serving Local Chicken

Program part of scratch cooking initiative. Read More

A Home (for the Holidays) Meal Replacement Program

"People start asking, "Are you going to do it again?" even before the order forms are posted." Read More

Metz Acquires GA Contract Firm

S&S Specializes in Healthcare but Will Expand to Other Segments Read More

One-to-One with Frank DiPasquale

The new executive director of the School Nutrition Association is looking to build a strong, national child nutrition coalition and to promote its career opportunities to a new generation of foodservice directors. Read More

NACUFS Looks for Standout C-stores

Deadline for Best in Business Award nominations is March 9, 2011 Read More

Compass Buys Stake in Entertainment Firm

Purchases 49 percent of AEG Facilities, which owns/operates arenas and stadiums on five continents. Read More

In Brief

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has named Garett DiStefano director of residential dining following a lengthy national search. He will report Read More

Football Rivals Face Off in the Kitchen

OSU, Michigan chefs mirror onfield rivalry with culinary competition. Plus: Watch the video! Read More

Bauscher Wins FAME Golden Director Award

Jefferson County (KY) Schools dining head tops list of honored school directors Read More

IDEAS 2011

From branded wellness concepts to the latest menu trends, training strategies to customer research, the 2011 FM IDEAS Conference offered meaningful ideas to onsite operators across all segments. Read More

Healthcare Menu Makeovers

Tech Revolution

Texas Tech has quadrupled its dining revenues since 1998 by building a program that keeps the communter heavy student population on campus to eat. Read More

A Hybrid Mini-Mart

Sam's Place is a mini-market concept that combines a c-store component featuring a modest selection of retail packaged goods with foodservice. Read More

Dining at the Student Union

The Student Union at Texas Tech incorporates both a standard food court (Union Plaza) with an array of stations. Read More

Making a Splash

Currying Flavors

Complex, mysterious and bold, curry can be a little daunting at first glance. Here are tips for adding it to your menu and repertoire. Read More

Neela Paniz's Essential Indian Spices

Keep these on hand and you'll be well on your way to creating authentic Indian curry dishes. Read More

Chicken Curry In-a-Hurry Snacker

Chickpea and Spinach Curry

Curry Chicken Lime Rice Bowl

Bombay Potato Curry

Pear Chicken Curry

Book Review: The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes from More Than 145 Stars of Stage and Screen

Favorite recipes from famous celebrities of the past. Perfect for populating a themed event. Read More

Roasted Winter Vegetables

Watch the Avocado Recipe Video Winners

With an impressive video presentation of Baked Alaska California-Style, William Douglas Hildreth, chef at Camp Spofford (Keene, NH), took home first prize Read More

Quick Hanukkah Ideas on the Lighter Side

The Jewish festival of lights sometimes includes food that is as heavy as it is steeped in thousands of years of tradition. Crispy potato latkes and golden-brown Read More

No Plain Grains Here

How operators are dressing up grain salads in delicious ways. Read More

Stocking the Asian Pantry

Hot or Cold, Sizzling Salads Sell

If a Sizzling Salad station is designed and menued correctly, it can provide efficiency and and a sound return on investment. Read More

Industry News

DEFINITELY, SOUP FOR ALL OF YOU. Recently, some 600 students at the University of Connecticut, along with staff and visitors, lined up in the Wilbur Cross Read More

Indian Harvest Acquires Wild Rice Exchange

Rice/grains/legumes supplier Indian Harvest Specialtifoods, Inc., has purchased substantially all the assets of Wild Rice Exchange of Woodland, CA. The Read More

Sara Lee Sells Foodservice Coffee/Tea Unit to J.M. Smucker

Sara Lee Corp. has announced the sale of a majority of its North American foodservice coffee and tea operations to The J.M. Smucker Company for $350 million. Read More

Briefs

Truitt Brothers, Inc., co-founder Peter Truitt received the 2011 Bounty of Oregon Award at the fifth annual banquet at downtown Portland's University Read More

market basket

With food prep responsible for more than one-third of energy wasted each year, Rational's SelfCooking Center offers operators a way to cut their energy Read More

Stamp of Disapproval?

What Would a Neanderthal Eat?

For the answer, you can patronize Sauvage, a recently opened Berlin restaurant that specializes in Paleolithic cuisine. By that, Sauvage means dishes Read More

The Un-joy of Soy

Morning Becomes Eclectic

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