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Country Pure Foods has acquired the portion cup business of Vitality Foodservice

MAKING A LIST, AND CHECKING IT TWICE

TASTES GREAT, LESS FILLINGAND THEN IT'S EVEN LESS FILLING!

Virginia Commonwealth University Dining Services and CBORD Group, Inc.'s Webfood unit are partnering in a service that will allow VCU students to order meals online

October 31, 2006

Thompson Hospitality is acquiring the Austin Gill Tex-Mex commercial restaurant chain

October 30, 2006

A new student-run community farm hopes to begin providing organic produce to the 17 campus dining facilities at Stanford University beginning next January

The Middleby Corp. has named Michael Valentino president of Middleby Worldwide, effective immediately

October 25, 2006

The J. M. Smucker Company has acquired the White Lily brand from C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.

Bloomsburg (PA) Area High School will be the first in the state to install a PA Preferred vending machine that will dispense healthier options all grown or produced instate

October 23, 2006

Ralcorp Holdings has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Cottage Bakery, a manufacturer of frozen par-baked breads and frozen dough to retail and foodservice

Carolina Turkeys LLC, has finalized the purchase of Butterball Turkey from ConAgra Foods, Inc.

October 19, 2006

The Illinois State Legislature's Joint Committee on Administrative Rules has extended the ban on junk foods into middle schools and to include the whole school day

UCLA has begun serving kosher lunches at its The Shack at Hillel retail dining outlet

The The Huntsville/Madison County Airport Authority has approved a long-term food and beverage concession agreement with Air Host Inc., for the Huntsville (AL) International Airport,

Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) has introduced a new my HUDS interface on tits website that will allow students to order bagged meals up until 4am the day of pickup and will also store their preferences for easier ordering

October 18, 2006

Brian King has been named director of marketing for foodservice cheese for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board

General Mills Bakeries & Foodservice has appointed Michael Kirchner vice president and general manager of Bakery Channels

HMSHost has opened David Wilhelm's Oasis Grill & Sky Lounge at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA

EarthShell Corp. has signed an agreement with Sodexho to supply its environmentally preferable disposables to Sodexho accounts in the U.S.

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts has announced that well-balanced meals for children will now become the standard offering at Disney-operated restaurants and kiosks at its U.S. parks

Bon Apptit Management Co. has announced an informational campaign that will advise diners of the risk of eating seafood containing high levels of mercury

The Miami-Dade County (FL) School Board has voted to expand the district's online lunch payment program to all 367 of its schools

October 17, 2006

Irish food company IAWS Group, plc, has signed an agreement to acquire baked goods manufacturer Otis Spunkmeyer Holdings, Inc.

Compass Group PLC has announced that it had settled two lawsuits filed in the United States by competitors claiming damages following allegations of corrupt activities in some of its contracts with the United Nations

Hormel Foods Corp. has announced that Diamond Crystal Brands President Walter Lehneis will retire in January 2007

Timothy Kraus, president of the food service equipment business of The Manitowoc Co., Inc., has announced plans to retire at the end of the year

Former Delfield Group President John Hanby has been named president of Consolidated Commercial Controls, Inc.

October 16, 2006

United Vending & Food Service is moving its corporate headquarters from South Sioux City, NE, to North Sioux City, SD

Two years in, results are inconclusive for an experimental program in which South Beach Diet inventor Philip Agatston's research foundation took over menu planning for a group of Florida schools

Former SFM president and Silver Plate winner Gary Gunderson has formed a foodservice consulting company called Innovative Hospitality Solutions, Inc.

Aramark Corp. has acquired Les Connaisseurs, an office coffee and refreshments provider based in Quebec, Canada, with about 1,200 client locations in eastern Ontario and southwestern Quebec.

October 13, 2006

Enodis has named Kevin Clark as president for its Delfield Co. unit

HMSHost Corp. has announced the completion of its acquisition of Cara Operations Air Terminal Restaurant Division

The Madison (WI) Metropolitan School District has loosened its wellness policy concerning vended and competitive food options following complaints from students

Police and school officials in West Haven, CT, will seek restitution for lost foodservice income from 15 students whose claim of a bomb threat forced the evacuations of a high school and a middle school in September

October 11, 2006

Five leading food suppliers have struck an agreement with The Alliance for a Healthier Generation advocacy group to establish voluntary guidelines for snacks and side items sold in schools

Ohio Wesleyan University is opening its 11th campus dining location, the 1842 Cafe

Vincent Heintz, a former top purchasing agent for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison by a U.S. District Court judge following conviction for his role in a $2 million kickback conspiracy

Pomona College has opened its newly remodeled Sagehen Caf

Lehigh University Dining Services has introduced organic produce and snacks

The Lansing (MI) School District has chosen Aramark School Services to manage its foodservice program

Nestl FoodServices North America has broken ground on its new Culinary Innovation Center in Solon, OH

Sodexho Alliance SA posted a 9.4% increase in revenue, to $16.3 billion, in its 2006 fiscal year

The University of Florida plans to initiate a sustainable food program

October 10, 2006

Harvard has begun utilizing used vegetable oil from its Annenberg Hall dining hall to fuel a Harvard Recycling Waste & Management truck

Aramark included some organic and local options among the food choices it served during the Farm Aid charity concert in Camden, NJs Tweeter Center arena

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is conducting a campaign to promote the benefits of healthy breakfasts to deter obesity in young children

A new contract making Papa John's the sole provider for pizza will save the Manchester (NH) school district more than $30,000 this year

The University of North Texas has opened Mean Greens, a newly renovated dining hall that offers no fried food, less meat and sweets, and more vegetables, some organically grown

October 3, 2006

A new gas fryer from Alto-Shaam

Sweet Street Desserts

The new STPCWAR-rackless conveyor warewasher-from Stero

Grilled Ham, Brie & Apple Sandwich

Pentagon to Nuke "Cafe Ground Zero"

Adam Votaw, Executive Chef, Chispa, Coral Gables, FL

Global Creations from Brakebush Brothers

Rich's

A Sweet Business

HSG Acquires Senior Dining Specialist

Sugar Foods Corp.

SevenTips for Lean Times

Salsa

J&J Snack Foods

Delicious new CN-labeled products from Perdue

Rebates on Sacramento Juice

How to Buy From the Little Guy

Guava Cheese Cake

Trident Seafoods' Ultimate Fish Sticks

Smoked Gouda Sandwich

Knorr Frozen Ready-to-Serve Soups

Haute, Hautter, Hauttest

Kikkoman's Organic Soy Sauce

Feeling Good About Food (Again)

Electrolux Professional

Do You Have the Answers Your Customers Seek?

White Corn Chowder

Making the Connection

Meatballs from Advance Food Company

Farmland Extra Tender Sirloin Tip Pork Rotisserie Roast

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