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Mike Buzalka is executive features editor of Food Management and has served the magazine in this capacity since 1998. Before that, he was executive editor of The Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike covers news, operations, management and supply chain issues for the magazine.

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Colleges & Universities

Levy rolls out more new football concessions treats Levy rolls out more new football concessions treats

Sep 25, 2023

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Best Concepts: Global Eats from Chartwells K12 brings a world of flavors to kids Best Concepts: Global Eats from Chartwells K12 brings a world of flavors to kids

Jul 27, 2023

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Colleges & Universities

Best Concepts: Sampling event featured dietetic student recipes using ingredients from minority/woman-owned businesses

Best Concepts: Sampling event featured dietetic student recipes using ingredients from minority/woman-owned businesses

Colleges & Universities

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2023 FM College Power Players: the East

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Eight onsite dining predictions for 2023

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Top 12 sports/recreation food service stories of 2022

Top 12 sports/recreation food service stories of 2022

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50 stories in 50 years: the 2000s

50 stories in 50 years: the 2000s

Best Concepts: Whitsons Pop Ups build K-12 participation and buzz

Best Concepts: Whitsons Pop Ups build K-12 participation and buzz

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Food & Beverage Trends

Nashville NASCAR event has hot chicken, affordable beverages

Nashville NASCAR event has hot chicken, affordable beverages

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5 things: Americans eating less meat, Gallup finds

5 things: Americans eating less meat, Gallup finds

10 top Food Management onsite food service stories from the past decade

10 top Food Management onsite food service stories from the past decade

Colleges & Universities

Chowbotics’ salad-making robot augments Holy Cross Dining

Chowbotics’ salad-making robot augments Holy Cross Dining

Hospital & Healthcare

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Pop-up farmers’ markets highlight hospital’s local purchase commitment

Best Customer Service Concept: Adult bars, Gwinnett County Schools

Best Customer Service Concept: Adult bars, Gwinnett County Schools

7 food trends on college campuses

Colleges & Universities

7 food trends on college campuses

7 food trends on college campuses

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Sodexo’s vending/micromarket hybrid fills a market niche

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School chef teaches health in—and out—of the dining room

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Is Patient Satisfaction a Misplaced Priority?

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Is Ugly the New Beautiful?

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Solving the World's Problems, One Pizza at a Time

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Is Wellness a 'Scam'?

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A Cafeteria in Every Workplace!

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SHFM Report: How Does It Feel?

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Wining and Dying...

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Goldman Sachs Realigns the Lunch Hour

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To Nag or Not to Nag, That Is the Question (and Here May Be the Answer...)

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Food & Beverage Trends

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Meat vs. Meatless on Capitol Hill

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Do Teens "Eat Fresh" at Subway?

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The Hazards of Social Media Engagement

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Don't Believe Everything You Read...

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Crisis Management in a Social Media World

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