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‘Downsize food portions,’ say consumers
Menu Trends
‘Downsize food portions,’ say consumers‘Downsize food portions,’ say consumers

The pandemic has changed the amounts Americans want to eat, finds a new study from Georgetown University.

byPatricia Cobe
Jan 27, 2023
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Hospital & Healthcare
5 tech things: How technology can help to improve hospital food service5 tech things: How technology can help to improve hospital food service
byMike Buzalka
Jan 25, 2023
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K-12 Schools
5 things: Salad bars coming back to Fairfax County Public Schools5 things: Salad bars coming back to Fairfax County Public Schools
byMike Buzalka
Jan 20, 2023
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Colleges & Universities
5 things: Elior names top execs for its Healthcare, Education and Community Meals units5 things: Elior names top execs for its Healthcare, Education and Community Meals units
byMike Buzalka
Jan 13, 2023
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Hospital & Healthcare
Cura Hospitality creates rewards program to inspire senior wellnessCura Hospitality creates rewards program to inspire senior wellness
byPatricia Cobe
Jan 13, 2023
1 Min Read
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Hospital & Healthcare
5 tech things: Sodexo Live! Accelerator program chooses four emerging tech startups to nurture5 tech things: Sodexo Live! Accelerator program chooses four emerging tech startups to nurture
byMike Buzalka
Jan 11, 2023
1 Min Read
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Hospital & Healthcare
NYC Health + Hospitals puts plant-based dishes front and center for patients
NYC Health + Hospitals puts plant-based dishes front and center for patients
Jan 11, 2023
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1 Min Read
byKelsey Squire
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Menu Trends
16 eye-opening breakfast items to wake up your menu
16 eye-opening breakfast items to wake up your menu
Jan 10, 2023
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15 Slides
byTara Fitzpatrick
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Food & Beverage Trends
Wake and slay: Serve success for breakfast
Wake and slay: Serve success for breakfast
Jan 10, 2023
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byTara Fitzpatrick
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Colleges & Universities
5 things: Valencia College closes cafeterias and will rely on food trucks, vending
5 things: Valencia College closes cafeterias and will rely on food trucks, vending
Jan 10, 2023
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byMike Buzalka
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Technology
Technology looks to meet onsite dining’s labor and efficiency challenges
Technology looks to meet onsite dining’s labor and efficiency challenges
Jan 9, 2023
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byMike Buzalka
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Equipment
Jamba's smoothie robot comes to hospitals
Jamba's smoothie robot comes to hospitals
Jan 5, 2023
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byJoe Guszkowski
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Hospital & Healthcare
5 tech things: Jamba by Blendid expands into the healthcare market
5 tech things: Jamba by Blendid expands into the healthcare market
Jan 4, 2023
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byMike Buzalka
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Technology
5 tech things: Uber Eats to offer robot food delivery in Miami
5 tech things: Uber Eats to offer robot food delivery in Miami
Dec 21, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Operations
After tripling its unit count in 2022, Everytable looks to up the pace
After tripling its unit count in 2022, Everytable looks to up the pace
Dec 20, 2022
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1 Min Read
byLisa Jennings
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Food & Beverage Trends
Viewpoint: Serving gluten-free? Manage risks with a few simple lines of defense
Viewpoint: Serving gluten-free? Manage risks with a few simple lines of defense
Dec 16, 2022
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1 Min Read
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K-12 Schools
5 things: Federal study finds most schools struggling to secure free meal applications
5 things: Federal study finds most schools struggling to secure free meal applications
Dec 16, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Senior Dining & Meals
Referral service A Place for Mom recognizes senior-living communities for foodservice excellence
Referral service A Place for Mom recognizes senior-living communities for foodservice excellence
Dec 16, 2022
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1 Min Read
A healthier menu for all—minus none of the flavor
Operations
A healthier menu for all—minus none of the flavor
A healthier menu for all—minus none of the flavor
Dec 15, 2022
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1 Min Read
byJulianne Pepitone
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Top 50 Contract Companies
5 things: Twitter cancels Bon Appetit contract at its San Francisco headquarters
5 things: Twitter cancels Bon Appetit contract at its San Francisco headquarters
Dec 13, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Hospital & Healthcare
C&U and healthcare operators put new spins on holiday celebrations
C&U and healthcare operators put new spins on holiday celebrations
Dec 13, 2022
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1 Min Read
byPatricia Cobe
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Industries
Eight onsite dining predictions for 2023
Eight onsite dining predictions for 2023
Dec 9, 2022
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8 Slides
byMike Buzalka
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K-12 Schools
5 things: School meal participation dropping, survey finds
5 things: School meal participation dropping, survey finds
Dec 9, 2022
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byMike Buzalka
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Hospital & Healthcare
Top 10 healthcare dining stories of 2022
Top 10 healthcare dining stories of 2022
Dec 7, 2022
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10 Slides
byMike Buzalka
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Hospital & Healthcare
5 things: Study examines food waste in hospitals
5 things: Study examines food waste in hospitals
Dec 6, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Hospital & Healthcare
Plant-based cuisine to get push at NYC hospitals thanks to new partnership
Plant-based cuisine to get push at NYC hospitals thanks to new partnership
Dec 6, 2022
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1 Min Read
byKelsey Squire
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Senior Dining & Meals
14% of seniors report skipping meals due to inflation
14% of seniors report skipping meals due to inflation
Dec 5, 2022
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1 Min Read
byKelsey Squire
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Hospital & Healthcare
Mayo Clinic points the way forward in healthcare dining service
Mayo Clinic points the way forward in healthcare dining service
Dec 2, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Top 50 Contract Companies
Sodexo elaborates on 2022 fiscal results with new regional breakouts
Sodexo elaborates on 2022 fiscal results with new regional breakouts
Dec 1, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Hospital & Healthcare
Highland Community Hospital feeds the housebound through longtime partnership
Highland Community Hospital feeds the housebound through longtime partnership
Dec 1, 2022
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byPatricia Cobe
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Senior Dining & Meals
5 tech things: White paper shows growing senior living acceptance of dining robots
5 tech things: White paper shows growing senior living acceptance of dining robots
Nov 30, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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K-12 Schools
5 things: Elior reports 18.3% revenue increase in fiscal 2021-22
5 things: Elior reports 18.3% revenue increase in fiscal 2021-22
Nov 29, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Hospital & Healthcare
Compass North America reports over 50% revenue increase in fiscal 2022
Compass North America reports over 50% revenue increase in fiscal 2022
Nov 21, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Hospital & Healthcare
Tech Update: Robots continue to take over foodservice tasks
Tech Update: Robots continue to take over foodservice tasks
Nov 18, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka
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Hospital & Healthcare
5 things: Big tech firms start dumping office space
5 things: Big tech firms start dumping office space
Nov 18, 2022
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1 Min Read
byMike Buzalka

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Operations
Advocates want Kellogg’s cereals banned from Texas school meals, and other news you may have missed
Advocates want Kellogg’s cereals banned from Texas school meals, and other news you may have missed

Nov 21, 2024

Senior Dining & Meals
Beer brewed in-house is on the menu at Arizona senior living community thanks to new director of brewing operations
Beer brewed in-house is on the menu at Arizona senior living community thanks to new director of brewing operations

Nov 21, 2024

Sodexo's Cook for Change competition.
Sustainability
Chef Adam Collison from Sodexo U.K. and Ireland wins the foodservice provider’s 2024 Cook for Change competition
Chef Adam Collison from Sodexo U.K. and Ireland wins the foodservice provider’s 2024 Cook for Change competition

Nov 20, 2024

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K-12 Schools
Texas bill would ban certain additives in free and reduced-price school meals
Also in this week’s legislative update: Pennsylvania announces the return of its School Breakfast Challenge.

Nov 19, 2024

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K-12 Schools
School Food Reboot Program brings scratch-made meals to New York state schools
School Food Reboot Program brings scratch-made meals to New York state schools

Nov 19, 2024

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