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Healthcare dining trending: How to offer gluten-free foods; one hospital preps for the future

Jun 17, 2021

Mizzou chef’s new recipes have gone to the dogs

Jun 15, 2021

5 things: University of Georgia to offer customizable meal plans this fall

Jun 15, 2021

School nutrition trending: Monroe Community Schools goes to all pre-order; High school students grow beef for use in their cafeteria meal program

Jun 11, 2021

5 things: Feedback can help diners make better choices, says study

Jun 11, 2021

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5 things: Northwestern’s reservation policy for entering dining halls frustrates students

Feb 26, 2021

FM On Demand: UNC Health goes around the world and shares tips for cooking with plantains

Feb 25, 2021

A look at how school and college dining programs served during Winter Storm Uri

Feb 24, 2021

Senate confirms Vilsack as USDA Secretary

Feb 23, 2021

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FM On Demand: Key strategies for K-12’s return to lunchrooms

Jun 17, 2021

Kern Halls, K-12 lunchroom design and marketing expert (and former foodservice director), outlines the areas of focus that will get your...

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St. Charles Health System adapts to COVID—and preps for the future

Jun 14, 2021

“We didn’t have a large-scale disaster plan. And now we do.”

Cura’s Café Kara opens in new St. Clair Health center

Jun 11, 2021

New 280,000-sq. foot outpatient center in Pittsburgh features fresh fare from Cura culinary team at Café Kara.

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COVID Meals Mean Ups and Downs for Baltimore’s Public Schools

Jun 11, 2021

Revenue is down and labor needs are higher than ever. But serving food pandemic-style has come with an unexpected positive too.

C&U On Demand: University of Wisconsin’s Peter Testory talks about the cereal-dispensing robot recently installed on campus

Jun 09, 2021

A new Kellogg’s Bowl Bot automated unit that serves customized bowls of cereal round the clock recently debuted at the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison and dining and culinary services director Peter Testory recently spoke to FM about it.

Viewpoint: Should cooking go electric?

Jun 09, 2021

Chef Chris Galarza of Forward Dining Solutions has earned his cred in the heat of the kitchen; now he’s trying to cool it down for the sake of sustainability with a push toward induction cooking.

Onsite learns how to go offsite

Jun 08, 2021

With schools needing to reach remote learners with meals, corporate dining looking to extend the amenity to at-home workers and other markets looking at serving off-premise customers, the onsite dining world looks to grow beyond its traditional...

Miami University campus coffee reaches out to off-campus community through local retailer

Jun 08, 2021

Proprietary Miami Grind blend created in partnership with a local, alumni-owned roaster Rooted Grounds Coffee is now available...

Chartwells Cultivates Plant-Forward Campus Option

Jun 07, 2021

Pop-ups, retail, dining hall takeovers and training tables among formats.

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Onsite learns how to go offsite

Jun 07, 2021

With schools needing to reach remote learners with meals, corporate dining looking to extend the amenity to at-home workers and...

Chefs to Watch: Morrison Living’s Adam Grafton is training for retaining in senior dining

Jun 03, 2021

As VP of Culinary for Morrison Living, Grafton is tending to the talent—retaining employees and lifting them up at the same time.

Monroe Community Schools goes to all pre-order with some assembly required for remote meals

Jun 01, 2021

Indiana district found efficiency in 5-day meal packs of meal components that families pre-order and then prepare as needed.

Take-home meal kits of favorite dishes help Holy Cross reduce dining room congestion

Jun 01, 2021

Certain dishes bring out the crowds to dining halls at Holy Cross, a problem in the pandemic era, so the program developed a way they can prepare and enjoy these favorites back in their residences.

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