K-12 food service crews reimagine Thanksgiving lunches with curbside pickup and in the classroom

Nov 23, 2020

An attitude of gratitude and a turkey dinner can bring a whole lot of comfort. See how a few of the country’s school food service communities are serving up Thanksgiving this year. Plus, a new take on green bean casserole you won’t want to miss.

Central Washington University culinary team drives engagement, connectivity with students in new ways

Nov 23, 2020

Virtual cooking demos, affordable pop-up events keep face-to-face interaction just a click away or safely distanced for all students, on campus and at home during this very untraditional fall semester.

The 2020 College Power Players cope with COVID

Nov 17, 2020

Here is how the 25 college dining programs with the highest number of meal plans sold last year have approached the fall 2020 term.

One on One With: ScratchWorks looks to promote scratch-food prep for K-12 school meals

Nov 13, 2020

Mara Fleishman of the Chef Ann Foundation talks about the ScratchWorks organization and its initiatives to get more scratch cooking into schools.

UCHealth uses shared practices, key performance indicators to boost retail dining sales across the system

Nov 13, 2020

Rather than each system hospital coping on its own, twice-weekly calls involving dining and other relevant parties compare notes, stats and success stories across the UCHealth System.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo opens major dining complex despite coronavirus

Nov 13, 2020

The new LEED Gold Vista Grande Dining Complex at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has seven dining outlets plus a retail market.

Stories from the front lines: Flik Independent School Dining chef introduces handheld global street food project to keep K-12 menus adventurous

Nov 13, 2020

Division Chef Adam Byrne tells us about Flik’s new International Handheld Street Foods, choosing the right packaging for grab and go and why it’s more important than ever to keep a generous dash of excitement in school menus.

Delaware North keeps airport dining sites aloft

Nov 12, 2020

Company, customers embrace technology to weather pandemic travel.

Cal State Los Angeles debuts curbside grocery pickup for students

Nov 09, 2020

The California State University at Los Angeles food pantry has launched a free curbside food pickup service to help food-insecure students during the coronavirus crisis.

Florence One Schools continues school meal program turnaround despite coronavirus

Nov 06, 2020

Revenues and participation jumped last year after Chartwells took over meal program management and continued even after the coronavirus forced a shutdown in the spring.