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Picture Wall

 Jan. 04, 2009

Kevin Hitchcock Foodservice Director Atria Crossgates Albany, N.Y. We have a picture wall on which we put the photo of each resident along with his/her specific dietary requirements. This hel...

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Traveling Chefs

 Jan. 04, 2009

Stuart Orefice Director of Dining Services Princeton University Princeton, N.J. We host visiting chefs twice a year, one from the tri-state area, which we call the Garden State series, and one...

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International Day

Jan. 04, 2009

Dan Cappello Director of Foodservices Fallbrook Union High School District Fallbrook, Calif. We used to do an international day where students would bring in food from home, or food from the c...

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Friendly Competition

Jan. 04, 2009

Beverly Lopata Food and Nutrition Manager Chasco Elementary School Port Richey, Fla. Some of us are at work more than we are home, so work should always be a place we enjoy. We have little c...

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Satisfaction Training

Jan. 04, 2009

Patsy Lynch School Nutrition Director Paulding County School District Dallas, Ga. Last year we did a 30-hour customer satisfaction training course. One of the things we focused on was compute...

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Soup of the Day

Jan. 04, 2009

Tamara Sells Director of Dietary Operations Rocky Mountain Care Clearfield, Utah We started a Soup of the Day program for lunch. We have a structured menu and that can make the chefs feel some...

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Food Fair

Jan. 04, 2009

J. Michael Floyd Executive Director of Food Services University of Georgia Athens, Ga. We have Fall and Spring food fairs where vendors can show new products to our customers. To obtain feedba...

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Greek Compost

Jan. 04, 2009

Joe Mullineaux Senior Assistant Director University of Maryland College Park, Md. Last year, several of the fraternity and sorority houses expressed interest in composting.  So we develop...

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Birthday Baskets

Jan. 04, 2009

Mark Czapp Director of Support Services Spring Grove Area School District Spring Grove, Pa. We have a birthday basket parents can order for students. The basket has healthy, individually wrapp...

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Role Play

Jan. 04, 2009

John Martin Foodservice Director Edwardsville Community Unit District 7 Schools Edwardsville, Ill. I created role-playing skits on customer service to do at our summer training. One was about ...

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