News & Trends http://food-management.com/taxonomy/term/6596/more en LAUSD Extends Breakfast in Classroom Program http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/lausd-extends-breakfast-classroom-program <div></div>The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education has voted to continue and expand the district’s Breakfast in the Classroom initiative. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/lausd-extends-breakfast-classroom-program" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/lausd-extends-breakfast-classroom-program#comments K-12 Schools News & Trends Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:00 +0000 26971 at http://food-management.com Over 400 CA Schools Get Salad Bars http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/over-400-ca-schools-get-salad-bars <div></div>The United Fresh Produce Association announced the donation of salad bars to 436 California schools. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/over-400-ca-schools-get-salad-bars" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/over-400-ca-schools-get-salad-bars#comments K-12 Schools Supplier News & Trends Fri, 17 May 2013 17:50:00 +0000 26961 at http://food-management.com Now That’s One Veteran Employee! http://food-management.com/contract-operations/now-s-one-veteran-employee <div class="field-deck"> Guest Services honors staffer’s 60 years(!) of service. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/contract-operations/now-s-one-veteran-employee" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://food-management.com/site-files/food-management.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/zack-60thwith-jeff-gtgsmall.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Guest Services honors staffer’s 60 years(!) of service. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/contract-operations/now-s-one-veteran-employee" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/contract-operations/now-s-one-veteran-employee#comments Contract Operations Contractors Thu, 16 May 2013 15:23:00 +0000 26941 at http://food-management.com From left: Guest Services President/COO Jeff Marquis, 60-year company veteran Zack Quarles, CEO Gerry Gabrys. Kids Lend a Hand to Sort Waste for Recycling http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/kids-lend-hand-sort-waste-recycling <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/k-12-schools/kids-lend-hand-sort-waste-recycling" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Beeman Elementary School" src="http://food-management.com/site-files/food-management.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/kids-lend.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Healthy eating and healthy clean-up are the focus at Beeman Elementary School in New Haven, VT <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/kids-lend-hand-sort-waste-recycling" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/kids-lend-hand-sort-waste-recycling#comments K-12 Schools Nutrition Recycling Thu, 16 May 2013 15:06:00 +0000 26931 at http://food-management.com Hail to the Chef? http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/hail-chef <div class="field-deck"> UMass puts on a special event “state dinner” for graduating seniors complete with a “presidential” appearance… </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/colleges-amp-universities/hail-chef" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Roland Mesnier" src="http://food-management.com/site-files/food-management.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/roland-mesnier.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>UMass puts on a special event “state dinner” for graduating seniors complete with a “presidential” appearance… <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/hail-chef" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/hail-chef#comments Chefs Colleges & Universities Tue, 14 May 2013 21:49:00 +0000 26921 at http://food-management.com A special “State Dinner” event at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst for graduating seniors with meal plans featured former White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier. UConn Has Latest LEED Gold DC http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/uconn-has-latest-leed-gold-dc <div class="field-deck"> Green Building Council designation cites energy efficiency and waste reduction as key factors. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/colleges-amp-universities/uconn-has-latest-leed-gold-dc" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://food-management.com/site-files/food-management.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/uconn-dining-hall.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Green Building Council designation cites energy efficiency and waste reduction as key factors. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/uconn-has-latest-leed-gold-dc" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/uconn-has-latest-leed-gold-dc#comments Facilities Management Colleges & Universities Renovation Sustainability Tue, 14 May 2013 21:38:00 +0000 26911 at http://food-management.com Southwest Foodservice Excellence Lands St. Louis Schools Contract http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/southwest-foodservice-excellence-lands-st-louis-schools-contract <div></div>St. Louis Public Schools has awarded Southwest Foodservice Excellence a $14.5 million one-year contract to provide dining services to the district's 23,500 students. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/southwest-foodservice-excellence-lands-st-louis-schools-contract" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/southwest-foodservice-excellence-lands-st-louis-schools-contract#comments Contractors K-12 Schools Southwest Foodservice Excellence News & Trends Tue, 14 May 2013 18:51:00 +0000 26901 at http://food-management.com 7 Steps to Campus Dining Brand Development http://food-management.com/branding/7-steps-campus-dining-brand-development <div class="field-deck"> The success of any branding effort depends on having a solid plan for development, implementing and maintenance of your "brand promise." </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/branding/7-steps-campus-dining-brand-development" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://food-management.com/site-files/food-management.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/brandingstockpromo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>The success of any branding effort depends on having a solid plan for development implementing and maintaining your "brand promise." <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/branding/7-steps-campus-dining-brand-development" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/branding/7-steps-campus-dining-brand-development#comments Branding Management Marketing Colleges & Universities Opinions Tue, 14 May 2013 15:04:00 +0000 26881 at http://food-management.com Photo: Thinkstock Ritz Moves to Schools http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/ritz-moves-schools <div class="field-byline"> Tara Fitzpatrick </div> <div class="field-deck"> Chefs from the posh Amelia Island Ritz-Carlton cook for FL high school students. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/k-12-schools/ritz-moves-schools" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://food-management.com/site-files/food-management.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/ritzcomes-school-resize.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div><p> The Ritz-Carlton brand is synonymous with luxury. Last week, luxury came to school lunch. A team of chefs from the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/AmeliaIsland/Dining/Default.htm" target="_blank">Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island</a>, led by Executive Chef Thomas Tolxdorf created a lunch to remember for more than 800 students at Nassau District Schools&#39; Fernandina Beach High School.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/ritz-moves-schools" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/k-12-schools/ritz-moves-schools#comments Chefs K-12 Schools Mon, 13 May 2013 20:30:00 +0000 26871 at http://food-management.com PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ: (Left to right) Thomas Tolxdorf, executive chef of The Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, Amari Forrest, Fernandina Beach High School (FBHS) student, Allyn Graves, director of school food service of Nassau County School Board, Bishop Richards, FBHS student, Laura Perkins, FBHS student, Michael Gass, chef and culinary teacher at FBHS and Glenn Wright, chef at The Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island. Modernizing in Madison http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/modernizing-madison <div class="field-deck"> University of Wisconsin’s residential dining goes full marketplace... </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/colleges-amp-universities/modernizing-madison" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Joie Schoonover" src="http://food-management.com/site-files/food-management.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/madison-dining.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>University of Wisconsin’s residential dining goes full marketplace <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/modernizing-madison" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://food-management.com/colleges-amp-universities/modernizing-madison#comments Facilities Management Colleges & Universities Private Mon, 13 May 2013 19:43:00 +0000 26861 at http://food-management.com Madison Dining/Culinary Services Director Joie Schoonover in the new Four Lakes Market, opened last fall.