Karen Weisberg

More than 30 hospitals have signed on to an unprecedented program and its standards.

As hospitals focus on infection control, FSDs have turned to advances in technology.

Patients in a growing number of hospitals can place an order from their room by selecting items from a restaurant-style menu. Here: a well-designed room service tray (Photo from DM&A Webb Associates).

Hospitals and universities are implementing "Taste of Home" programs, which feature allow chefs and staff to showcase recipes, to bring comfort to customers and employees

Food trucks are the most visible illustration of how operators are expanding intercept marketing efforts to tap customer traffic that's on the move.

Cart program drives cooperative partnerships between dining department and student organizations

Alberta Health Services executive FSD brands Healthy Trendz Express in Canadian Hospital