High Speed Cooking
JUICY: Now, more than ever, you can deliver quality menu items with amazing speed. Speed and quality are the name of the game in foodservice. The challenge...
Best Practices for IR Thermometer Use-Part II
In the first column of this series (See the December issue of FM), we looked at some of the factors that affect a decision to use either a traditional...
Playing it Cool
DECISIONS DECISIONS...Among the considerations operators must balance when choosing an ice machine are the ice type, the ice production capacity, whether...
Clean and Efficient
A CLEAN MACHINE. Flight-type units are generally used only in high-volume operations, especially in large institutions. There is something new and revolutionary...
CulinArt Embraces Cashless Systems
CulinArt, the Lake Success, NY-based onsite dining services provider to high-end New York area corporate and educational clients, has become one of the...
A Good Cup of Joe Is No Accident
More than 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed around the world each year. Is your operation taking advantage of the growing consumer demand for high-quality...
How to Roll in the Dough
MASS QUANTITIES. Bulk bakery operations like this one at the University of Notre Dame require different kinds of equipment than smaller operations. For...
Aye, Robots at OSU
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (FY 2004) No. of Beds: Licensed: 1583 Staffed: 1066 (includes one satellite, 5 on-campus facilities)Avg. Daily...
Best Practices for IR Thermometer Use-Part 1
Dual-use thermometers let the user take both contact and noncontact temperature measurements with the same unit. The advent of low-cost, infrared thermometers...
NAMA Show to Include Manual FS Demos
The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) National Expo, to be held at Lakeside Center Mc-Cormick Place in Chicago October 14-16, will include...
Really Fast Cooking Equipment
FAST AS THE BLAZES: Advances in food heating technology have produced a series of new equipment that dramatically reduce the time it takes to cook food,...
Canteen Vending Gets a New Look
HEALTHFUL CONVENIENCE. Canteen CEO Mike Kiser promises to turn vending on its head with the company's new array of light and healthy options. Are you...
Look Ma, No Cash!
U of Akron students use the Zip Card in cafs, c-stores and bookstores, and for entry to campus buildings. Nutrition Care Representatives use a Palm Pilot...
HFM Survey Tracks Vending
Almost all acute careand all extended carehealthcareoperations have vending machines, according to a survey of more than 200 healthcare operators conducted...
The Era That Never Was
At a NAWGA industry conference back in 1987, I remember watching and then writing about what was reported as a major, ground-breaking event. It was an...
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