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Central Washington University opened its new $41.7 million Student Union Building on April 24

The Middleby Corp. has promoted Philip Dei Dolori to group president for its Blodgett, Pitco, Magikitch'n and Southbend operating divisions

Metz & Associates has announced that the company will fry food solely in trans fat-free oil

NACUFS has announced the winners of its 2006 Loyal E. Horton awards

Paramount Studios is in negotiations to open a Grill restaurant on its production lot

Aramark has announced that Andrew Kerin will head all of the companys U.S.-based food, hospitality and facilities businesses, effective immediately

Amtrak is launching an initiative called Simplified Dining Service to try to cut $10 million from its projected loss of $120 million this fiscal year in its food and beverage service

Xanterra Parks & Resorts has opened a $1.9 million renovation of its foodservice facilities at Mt. Rushmore National Memorial

The Pittsburgh Diocesan Purchasing Commission, Inc., will stop its operations as a merchandising agency and direct food service provider to Catholic schools in southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia by the end of the school year

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The University of California-Santa Barbara has begun accepting Visa and MasterCard credit card and debit card payments at three campus c-store locations

Alto-Shaam founder Jerry Maahs passed away in mid-April

The USDA has awarded a $50,000 grant to promote institutional use of locally grown food in Massachusetts institutions

America Online is discontinuing the use of eggs from birds confined in battery cages in all of its corporate dining facilities

Solo Cup Co. has named Robert Korzenski president/COO

Lamar Patterson, dining services director at Washington State University-Pullman, is leaving to join the University of Illinois-Chicago

The Palace of Auburn Hills (MI) arena has signed an agreement with Big Boy Restaurants International LLC, to open a 875-sq.ft Big Boy outlet in the home arena of the Detroit Pistons NBA team

The USDA plans to purchase up to $5 million of lamb roasts

Halliburton Co. subsidiary KBR, Inc., has filed documents with the SEC for an initial public stock offering

Canteen Vending Services has installed a "cyber-accessory" vending machine on the campus of Columbia University that sells batteries, office supplies, iTunes gift cards and even iPod Shuffle music players

Gordon Food Service has announced that it will establish a new 120,000-sq.ft. distribution center in Greenville, SC..

The University of Connecticut has opened a new food station in its Towers Dining Hall to meet the dietary needs of Muslim students

Aramark Food & Support Services Group has extended its master distribution agreement with Sysco Corp.

Harvard University has decided to convert a third-floor reference room in its Lamont Library into a cafe next fall

Valdosta State University has awarded Sodexho, Inc., a $43 million contract to operate and manage dining facilities for the next five years

Boise State University has awarded a five-year food service contract to Aramark

The foodservice market for organics appears to be growing at a 20 percent annual rate

The FAME Awards Committee has announced it is acccepting nominations for the 2007 FAME program, which recognizes management excellence among foodservice professionals in the K-12 schools segment...

Aramark has acquired Park Avenue Office Services, an office coffee service provider based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Cuisine Innovations (formerly the DFG frozen appetizer division of Tyson Foods) has acquired the business of value-added frozen seafood manufacturer Herbs Seafood, Inc.

Ball State University plans to open the Bookmark Cafe @ Bracken Library this fall

Compass Group plc has announced the sale of its Select Services Partner (SSP) travel concessions business for 1.8 billion ($3.2 billion)

Delaware North Cos. will sell its Delta Steamboat Co. unit to Ambassadors International, Inc.

Oneida Ltd., has announced the promotion of James Joseph to president of the Company

The "Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act" was introduced in Congress on April 6 in both houses

The former head of purchasing and foodservice director for the Archdiocese of New York have pleaded guilty to participating in a $2 million kickback scheme

Ceres Food Group has launched a pilot program through which children can purchase fruit, yogurt, multi-grain bread and fresh vegetables

Sodexho Alliance SA reported a 10.9% gain in revenues in the first half of its 2006 fiscal year

Aramark has launched a healthy snack program for middle and high school students called SnackFactor

New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Brennan announced a collaborative effort between the Pride of New York Program and the State's Farm-to-School Program

Contract talks have broken off between Portland (OR) Public Schools and the district's 262 food service workers

The University of Wisconsin at Madisons University Housing Food Services has agreed to engage in the "near-exclusive" use of cage-free eggs in all its campus dining facilities,

On April 3, the University of California at Berkeley became the first college in the United States to offer students an organic salad bar in which all the selections are officially certified

Almost six years after its last campus bar for undergraduate students closed, Princeton University plans to open a new university-operated pub

Aramark will open a Java City coffee shop in the new McKinney (TX) Boyd High School

Clemson University plans to open 55 Exchange, a student-run retail outlet sponsored by the schools Class of 1955 (Clemsons last all-military class) that will sell the schools various self-branded food and beverage products

Princeton University has selected three design firms with which it will work to revamp its campus dining halls

Campus foodservice provider Sodexho plans to open a "global caf" to serve students attending Arizona State Universitys Downtown Phoenix campus

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