Food Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This and a Georgia college dining hall serving first responders in Hurricane Idalia’s wake are some of the stories you may have missed recently.

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FoodService Director

AUGUST 17, 2023

The Reber-Thomas Dining Center boasts an allergen-friendly area, bake shop and exhibition kitchen.

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Food Management

JULY 25, 2023

This and a study on making plant-based choices the default option in dining halls boost are some of the stories you may have missed recently.

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Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The dining hall is an integral part of a school – a place for students to spend time together, study, and of course, eat. They want everyone to feel included and represented in the dining program. Jenny engages students at WBU by including them in creative projects to help make the dining hall look and feel welcoming.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The winner was crowned “champion” of the Mongolian Station in Commons Dining Hall.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This semester, students who are experiencing food insecurity can request free meal swipes at the dining hall.

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FoodService Director

AUGUST 2, 2023

The university’s dining halls recently became some of the first foodservice operations in North America to be certified by The Pledge on Food Waste.

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Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Fresh Ideas has partnered with Swedish company, Picadeli, to install a tech-enhanced salad bar at its Maryville University dining hall. We go to great lengths to ensure that food is stored and served at optimum temperatures, dining halls are kept clean, and kitchen equipment and facilities are used properly.

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Fresh Ideas

JUNE 7, 2023

Farm-to-table is a popular social movement that promotes using local ingredients to produce the food we consume at home, in restaurants, and inside our dining halls. One example of using hyper-local ingredients in our dining program is seen at Midland University. The garden also helps reduce food waste on campus.

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MenuTrinfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For those with dietary restrictions navigating dining hall options can be a bit daunting. Schär, a leader in gluten-free products, is here to revolutionize college dining. Let’s explore how Schär, in partnership with MenuTrinfo, can transform your campus Menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Even well-funded university dining halls are closing their doors. Vanderbilt University charges roughly $80,000 in tuition annually and still had to shut down its largest dining hall for dinner service. It's not just impacting small franchises or mom-and-pop outfits.

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Bon Appetit Management Company

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tree Range Farms joined the team at Burton Dining Hall and showed a video of how their slow growth chickens are raised in forested pastures where they can for a ge on plants and bugs (like the omnivores they are), without any need for antibiotics or restrictive confinement. The tortilla chips were also sourced from Shagbark.

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Chartwell Student Success

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Our green and red peppers are used in the Fountain View Dining Hall, and the herbs are used at all of our dining locations for seasoning, sauces and garnishes. For the “snip your own herb stations,” are these herbs that have already been cut, and they’re displayed in the dining rooms for guests to help themselves?

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Lavu

APRIL 13, 2020

Since events are canceling and dining halls are closed, many restaurant owners are seeing an influx of food waste and looking for ways to avoid throwing the food in the trash. Don’t lose sight of your initiatives to be a green company, instead adapt and control your waste as much as possible in light of new situations.

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Lavu

MARCH 24, 2020

Thomas Nguyen of Peli-Peli and Jessica Delgado of Delgado Collective shared these tips, and what they are doing to stay afloat and profitable while dining halls around the world close. Peli-Peli has never offered curbside service and is more of a luxury food chain, but they are quickly adapting to new dining hall closure mandates.

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Fresh Ideas

APRIL 5, 2023

At Fresh Ideas, we pride ourselves on thoughtfully and wholeheartedly caring for every student who walks into one of our dining halls. We want students to leave our dining halls feeling well-fed and energized so they can excel in their studies. We’re committed to meeting their needs and standards via the food we serve.

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Lavu

APRIL 9, 2020

Carnivore and the Queen : Carnivore and the Queen is a fine dining hall in Downers Grove, IL, which had to adapt to dining hall closures quickly to stay afloat. Their Easter specials give customers the exceptional dining experience in the comfort of their own home with four servings for each brunch selection.

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Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 31, 2022

The same people visit our dining halls every day, and we want them to feel comfortable and cared for. In our college campus dining halls, for example, our friendly and attentive staff have the time to engage in conversations and often know students by name.

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Total Food Service

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Because of this, they’re not only a good item for a restaurant or hotel, but also for a university campus or corporate dining hall looking to put something more interesting on their menu. Crepes are versatile, can include any number of sweet or savory toppings and fillings, and are quick to make.

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Rosseto

JUNE 29, 2023

Through a long process of testing and engineering, it is exciting to see these new stations in action at our partners’ banquet and dining halls. Change the way you set up for an event – with Modulite mobile shelving system Our new Modulite System Is here.

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Fresh Ideas

APRIL 20, 2023

Students receive a Green & Go reusable container, fill up the containers with food from the dining hall, and once finished, students return the containers to be cleaned and sanitized. Green & Go is designed to meet the often-busy schedules of college students and provide them with convenient meals while reducing food waste.

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Lavu

MAY 1, 2020

The London Plane: Yasuaki Saito, a partner at London Plane in Seattle, expressed their overwhelming stress of replacing sales when dining halls were ordered to close and needed to think of a way to keep their staff working and use their current inventory.

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American Dining Creations

MAY 6, 2022

However, a limited dining hall menu can lessen the appeal of getting a meal plan, especially for students who need options that accommodate their special dietary needs and preferences. For these reasons, meal customization is a possible method if you’re looking to attract more students to the college dining hall.

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LTI, Inc.

APRIL 27, 2023

Design for success Whether it’s a middle school cafeteria, university dining hall, or a c-store retail setting, the use of vertical space for serving and merchandising is sure to enhance the operation of any servery.

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Chef's Toys

JULY 24, 2023

Whether you’re a school cafeteria, college dining hall, or other institutional kitchen, having the right equipment is essential for smooth operations and happy students. As summer comes to a close and the new school year approaches, it’s time to start thinking about getting your kitchen ready for the busy months ahead.

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Chartwell Student Success

AUGUST 30, 2018

One accomplishment during my internship that has made an impact has been redesigning the herb garden outside UNCG’s dining hall. The dining hall uses the herbs daily for meals and seasonal dishes. Students are able to walk by the garden and see first-hand where the herbs are being sourced from.

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Bon Appetit Management Company

JUNE 9, 2023

While our 2019 study (conducted across 20 accounts) discovered an average of 2.18 ounces of food waste per student per meal, this year we found an elevated average of around 2.72

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Rosseto

MAY 31, 2023

This article will focus on the Modulite shelving system that can help upgrade any hall to a Grab and Go buffet area. Make even your busiest days easier with the Grab-and-Go Cart Modulite is Rosseto’s groundbreaking new approach to buffet design and dining hall setup.

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Bon Appetit Management Company

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Olaf College farm, STOGROW , in Northfield, MN, three campus farmers are hired each season to manage the whole process of preparing the land, planting, managing weeds, harvesting, and delivering the final product to dining hall kitchens.

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MenuTrinfo

JUNE 15, 2023

Since MenuTrinfo began with Cornell University, Certifying their dining hall Free From Tree Nut, Peanut and Gluten in 2017. With Certification Services on the rise in the food allergy space, understanding MenuTrinfo’s unique positioning as a player in the space was huge for Calk.

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Food Recovery Network

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Actually being on the ground transporting food for donation brought me right back to 2018 when I was picking up surplus food from my campus dining hall to bring to our chapter’s hunger-fighting partner agency.

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Fresh Ideas

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Every holiday season, the students and staff at William Jewell College walk into their dining hall to see one of Chef Jim’s incredible gingerbread houses. The houses have become a cherished tradition for William Jewell and Fresh Ideas.

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Bon Appetit Management Company

MAY 17, 2023

As everyone indulged, CEED Director Dr. Katherine Sharp spoke to the group more about the goals and scope of CEED’s work in Rhode Island.  The group then ventured to Upper Commons dining hall for a bounty of locally sourced seafood from Foley Fish featured on nearly every station including: New England Shellfish Mozambique of Maine mussels, Narragansett (..)

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Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

While similar apps might require customers to upload a single (and permanent) photo ID, our guests can change their ID picture as often as they wish – so long as we can recognize them in the dining hall! Fresh on Demand does a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to driving flexibility.

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Culinary Services Group

JUNE 21, 2023

Go on a Picnic Instead of having lunch in the dining hall, take your residents on a trip to the local park for a picnic. Get out the grill or the smoker to enjoy an evening of hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork, and fresh vegetables. A pig roast is another option to feed a large group of people.

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Food Recovery Network

MARCH 8, 2023

. ” — Fran Alvarado, NAU Campus Dining, Sodexo On a normal school day, the students at NAU work with their faculty advisor, the campus Sustainability Director for Sodexo Dining, to donate perfectly good food that was prepared and never served from the Hot Spot, an all-you-care-to-eat resident dining hall on campus.

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Chef's Toys

JULY 15, 2022

1) Reach-Ins Reach-In Refrigerators Reach-in refrigerators are the most straightforward refrigerator model for restaurants, hotels, college dining halls, and other commercial kitchens. In this guide, we'll explain the functionality of different types of commercial refrigerators to help you make an educated purchasing decision.

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