Disney Expands Meals for kids
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts recently unveiled a new healthy foods campaign aimed at kids. Well-balanced meals for children will now become the standard...
Politics & Potroast
by Sarah Hood Salomon, with illustrations by Glenn Foden Bright Sky Press, 2006, 204 pp. Many of us already know about George W. Bush's PB&J preferences,...
There are Good Reasons for a Uniform strategy
Photo from UTSA Comforting and friendly as our memories of the school and college cafeterias many of us remember from our past may be, the "lunch lady"...
The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi
By Dave Lowry Harvard Common Press October 2005, $14.00 You want to be a sushi snob. And why not? Sushilike wineis deserving of such rarified appreciation...
Menu Challenge: Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes
Jorge Collazo is a CIA graduate who has cooked in restaurants and hotels, taught at the New England Culinary Institute and managed dining and in-house...
Building the SchoolFood Brand
Santa DiSclafani knows what it's like to operate in the trenches of the City's foodservices. Armed with an undergraduate degree in nutrition six years...
SchoolFood Plus
The students at PS 154 in Harlem are playing with their food and SchoolFood Chef Sid Grabill couldn't be happier. He is part of the team that makes up...
If You Have a Story to Tell, Tell it Well
Last month, I wrote about the challenge all of us in the foodservice industry face in today's media-intense environment, where it sometimes seems that...
SFM Releases Benchmark Study
The Society for Foodservice Management (SFM) has released its latest Industry Standards & Benchmark Comparisons study. The project, conducted by the Corporate...
Feeling Good About Food (Again)
The national food safety warnings to not eat pre-packaged spinach that repeatedly headlined news reports in September captured the attention of consumers,...
Competing in a Land of Giants
If you were to hop into Mr. Peabody's Wayback Machine (for those of you who remember the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show) you wouldn't have to travel back very...
The 2006 FM Top 50 Management Companies
FM's Top 50 has never been as stable as it was in 2006. Absent the acquisitions and mergers that characterized the contract management company sector...
Serving Up Dignity in the Dining Room
Early last March, my hectic travel schedule brought an unexpected reward: a midwinter trip to sunny Florida. Since my home is in the frozen tundra of...
Free Breakfast for All in Houston Schools
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) board of education has approved a plan to offer free breakfast to all 208,000 district students beginning...
Holiday Catering
Cranberry Pesto Goat Cheese Crostini. The Cranberry Institue For a fun presentation, mix prepared carnitas (shredded pork) with toasted corn and butter...
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