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sustainability and covid-19

What’s the state of sustainability amid COVID-19?What’s the state of sustainability amid COVID-19?

Has the coronavirus thrown a wrench in foodservice operators’ earth-friendly efforts?

Jun 19, 2020

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Food & Beverage Trends

Steal this idea: Appoint food waste champions Steal this idea: Appoint food waste champions

Jun 18, 2020

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Senior Dining & Meals

Kisco Senior Living remains sustainable, cuts costs with eco-friendly reusable meal containers Kisco Senior Living remains sustainable, cuts costs with eco-friendly reusable meal containers

May 28, 2020

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Colleges & Universities

One On One With: At Chatham University, Parkhurst Dining’s Chef Chris Galarza focuses on teaching groundbreaking sustainability at the agriculture-focused campus One On One With: At Chatham University, Parkhurst Dining’s Chef Chris Galarza focuses on teaching groundbreaking sustainability at the agriculture-focused campus

byTara Fitzpatrick

May 21, 2020

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Business & Industry

New York Times, Restaurant Associates, Baldor Specialty Foods collaborate on clever new recipes to take a bite out of food waste New York Times, Restaurant Associates, Baldor Specialty Foods collaborate on clever new recipes to take a bite out of food waste

byTara Fitzpatrick

Apr 17, 2020

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Colleges & Universities

7 ways Bennington College’s food service team is taking single-use plastics off the menu 7 ways Bennington College’s food service team is taking single-use plastics off the menu

byTara Fitzpatrick

Mar 12, 2020

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food waste technology

Building a new mindset

Building a new mindset

byBenita Gingerella

Manhattan Beach Water Bottles

School district replaces plastic water bottles with aluminum cans to cut back on waste

School district replaces plastic water bottles with aluminum cans to cut back on waste

food donation

Hospital & Healthcare

Hospital partners with nonprofits to donate excess food

Hospital partners with nonprofits to donate excess food

sierra watershed education partnerships

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District: Schooled on sustainability

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District: Schooled on sustainability

byJulianne Pepitone

K-12 survey: Feeding students, not the trash can

K-12 survey: Feeding students, not the trash can

byBenita Gingerella

food waste

Schools produce 530,000 tons of food waste annually, new study estimates

Schools produce 530,000 tons of food waste annually, new study estimates

byBenita Gingerella

Ford McDonald's

Food waste gets futuristic: McDonald’s coffee to be used in car parts

Food waste gets futuristic: McDonald’s coffee to be used in car parts

byJonathan Maze

gas burner

Could gas cooktops become a thing of the past?

Could gas cooktops become a thing of the past?

Environmentally friendly packaging

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3 easy ways to make foodservice facilities more environmentally friendly

3 easy ways to make foodservice facilities more environmentally friendly

farmbox

Hydroponic farm brings hyperlocal produce to Rochester Institute of Technology

Hydroponic farm brings hyperlocal produce to Rochester Institute of Technology

chinese food containers

Vanderbilt University pilots Choose to Reuse to-go initiative

Vanderbilt University pilots Choose to Reuse to-go initiative

Hydroponic Garden Lettuce

Senior Dining & Meals

Senior living facility adds hydroponic garden

Senior living facility adds hydroponic garden

food waste

School district apologizes after throwing away students’ meals

School district apologizes after throwing away students’ meals

food waste

New national initiative looks to cut food waste

New national initiative looks to cut food waste

Small garden yields big results at school

Small garden yields big results at school

byTara Fitzpatrick

Hospital & Healthcare

Rooftop farm thriving at Stony Brook Hospital

Rooftop farm thriving at Stony Brook Hospital

byTara Fitzpatrick

Michigan Keynote

Michigan Dining shares sustainability best practices at a recent chefs’ gathering

Michigan Dining shares sustainability best practices at a recent chefs’ gathering

byBenita Gingerella

Colleges & Universities

Celebrating the farm-dining-research connection at U Mich

Celebrating the farm-dining-research connection at U Mich

byTara Fitzpatrick

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Food & Beverage Trends

Steal this idea: Take it home

Steal this idea: Take it home

healthy food

50 planet-friendly foods for a healthier future

50 planet-friendly foods for a healthier future

How operators are navigating regulations in 2019

How operators are navigating regulations in 2019

sustainability

Navigating regulations: The eco-friendly frontier

Navigating regulations: The eco-friendly frontier

mashed potatoes

Food & Beverage Trends

Steal this idea: Make the most of mashed potatoes

Steal this idea: Make the most of mashed potatoes

vegan food

Sodexo to feature dishes inspired by Future 50 Foods report

Sodexo to feature dishes inspired by Future 50 Foods report

Colleges & Universities

What’s the carbon footprint of your menu?

What’s the carbon footprint of your menu?

byTara Fitzpatrick

waste audit at university of michigan

University of Michigan harnesses student talent to make good on sustainability goals

University of Michigan harnesses student talent to make good on sustainability goals

byBenita Gingerella

Sustainable Cups

The race toward a more sustainable cup

The race toward a more sustainable cup

byMaggie Hennessy

groceries

Longtime Foodservice Packaging Institute leader Lynn Dyer to step down this fall

Longtime Foodservice Packaging Institute leader Lynn Dyer to step down this fall

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Consider the source: How operators are leveraging local partnerships to propel sustainability

Consider the source: How operators are leveraging local partnerships to propel sustainability

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