Top 12 business and industry food service stories of 2023

Celebrity chef creates multi-concept food hall at California tech campus

Chef Brian Malarkey’s Herb & Ranch serves employees of the UCI Research Park as well as guests from the surrounding community with an array of premium dining options.

Grab-and-go goes upscale at new Cincinnati office setting

Parkhurst Dining unites two chefs at food-forward lobby eatery.

CulinArt Team supports clean eating regime at Phoenix Contact

Client’s onsite wellness center prescribes smoothies, salads, soups for employees’ voluntary detox.

Boosting a leveled-up grab-and-go program with new branding

The My Fresh Market brand highlights American Dining Creations’ chef-inspired approach and expanded offerings.

Workplace oriented prepared meal service debuts in New Jersey live-work-play campus

Parklife Meals enables The Park tenants and guests to enjoy dietician-approved, fully-prepared meals, that are available for pick-up and accessible for order via an app that provides full nutrition details.

Corporate food that’s quick, creative and contactless

At the new Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center, the café is just as cutting edge as the rest of the facility.

Study finds employees want more workplace social opportunities

New data from ezCater found that over two-thirds of workers said they’d prefer socializing with coworkers during their workday, rather than off the clock, and 81% wish their workplace offered more bonding activities during work hours.

26 B&I Foodservice Heroes who made a difference over the past year

Here are some of the submissions from the corporate dining community that Food Management received in response to its call for nominations of Foodservice Heroes who stepped over the past year to keep customers fed.

Best Concepts: Chicago’s Old Post Office boasts all local food hall as dining amenity for tenant businesses.

A new, all-local food hall Inside what was once the largest post office in the world has been named winner of the 2023 FM Best Concept Award in the Best New Facility category.

Tampa Bay Kitchen Company offers great food, amenity spaces and high-tech convenience for Citi employees and guests

Citi and Aramark Workplace Hospitality collaborated to create a model workplace dining/socializing amenity at Citi’s Tampa campus.

Flexible station concept addresses company's post-pandemic foodservice needs

Greens+, a chef-crafted concept from contract firm Continental, delivers six distinct flavor profiles served in a bowl, salad or wrap.

Viewpoint: Design challenges facing corporate dining

Satisfying the needs of a hybrid workforce while offering variety in smaller footprint outlets and dealing with remote production kitchens are some issues facing designers of B&I meal program facilities.