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Food Management News Briefs
July 28, 2008  

Aramark Study: Trayless Dining a Win/Win
Two separate research studies from Aramark Higher Education conclude that removing trays from college dining halls results in significant reductions in food waste, and that customers are ready to accept trayless dining in order to support environmental stewardship ...more


School Caf Redesign Brings Multiple Benefits
A redesigned cafeteria at one of its middle schools was so successful in boosting participation that Scottsdale (AZ) USD now wants to do the same makeover on its other middle school ...more



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Brown-Bagged Lunches on the Rise
Brown-bagged lunches hit a high point in 2007, according to a report from the NPD Group market research organization ...more


Onsite Chefs Honored at ACF Confab
Among the award winners and honoree at the recent National Conference of the American Culinary Federation were a number of chefs from onsite foodservice operations ...more


Report: Coffee Sales Edge Ahead of Soda
Coffee surpassed soft drinks in total retail and foodservice sales for the first time in 2007 ...more



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Elon U. to Operate Off-Campus Pub
Elon University will reopen an off-campus pub in September that it had purchased earlier this year ...more


Aramark's Boston Convention Ctr. Contracts Terminated
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority will terminate Aramark’s concessions conctract with the Hynes and South Boston convention after 14 years ...more


Pierre Foods Files Chapter 11
Pierre Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ...more



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SSP Inks Indy Airport Deal
Restaurant brand franchise operator SSP America has inked a contract with the new Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to place a series of concepts in the airport’s A and B concourses ...more


Oregon Adds Farm-School Coordinator
The Oregon Department of Education has hired a farm-to-school coordinator to work with the state’s Department of Agriculture ...more


Ovations to Serve Indians/Reds Spring Site
Ovations Food Services has been named the official concessionaire of the new 10,000-seat Goodyear Ballpark and Recreational Complex ...more


Crothall Adds to Portfolio
Compass Group’s hospital maintenance services unit, Crothall Services Group, has acquired Medi-Dyn Inc. ...more


DNC Adds Travel Services VP
Delaware North Cos. has named Bob Stanton vice president of business development for its Travel Hospitality Services subsidiary ...more






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