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The Spartan Diet Gets a Major Makeover

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EDT

AS YOU ENTER THE NEWLY RENOVATED South Pointe Cafeteria at Case Hall on the campus of Michigan State University, the first sight you see is Great Lakes Plate, a food station that emphasizes dishes associated with the upper Midwest, made with locally sourced, authentic ingredients. On the day FM visited, the lunch fare included Five-Way Cincinnati or Vegetarian Chili, Bread Bowls and Smoked Brisket

Tech Revolution

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EDT

In 1998, Texas Tech University Hospitality Services (TTHS) had department revenues of around $8.2 million. Today, it's more than $32 million and is budgeted for $37 million next fiscal year. That record was achieved while enrollment grew only about 25 percent, and the size of the residential population grew not at all. In other words, all that growth was real, achieved through identifying and then

A Hybrid Mini-Mart

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Sam's Place is a mini-market concept that combines a c-store component featuring a modest selection of retail packaged goods with a strong foodservice component, including both grab-and-go and fresh hot choices. There are currently six full-sized Sam's units and four Express versions (modest-sized kiosks) of the concept around campus. The largest, Sam's West, opened in September 2009 and currently

Making a Splash

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Want to see a great recruiting tool? Walk prospective students around Texas Tech's pool/waterpark complex, an outdoor rec area featuring fun stuff like chutes and slides, and semi-serious stuff like a lap pool. It also has its own Sam's Place outlet that sells gourmet sandwiches, hot dogs, fresh-baked cookies and other sweets and, the favorites, fresh salads and smoothies. When the pool is open (into

Dining at the Student Union

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EDT

The Student Union at Texas Tech incorporates both a standard food court (Union Plaza) with an array of stations including both national branded and in-house concepts, and a retail corridor where Texas Tech Hospitality Services (TTHS) operates five concepts (including a Sam's Place mini market), and will soon add another called Chef's Platter serving fare like wings and street tacos. The Union formerly

Swedish Hospital Breaks New Ground with a New Facility outside of Seattle

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT

It's no secret that there haven't been many new hospitals constructed in this country over the last decade. The national total of acute care facilities has been in decline since the 1980s, a victim of increased outpatient treatment, budget cutbacks and managed care pressures. So you tend to listen closely when you're told Seattle's Swedish Medical Center is putting the finishing touches on a new hospital

Orange County Schools: The Big Turnaround

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Orange County (FL) Schools boasts one of the school nutrition segment's most dramatic success stories.

A Lean, Mean, Quality Machine

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EDT

The new C4C dining facility on the CU-Boulder campus offers a spectacular center of attention, but dining' main focus is on quality improvement across all its operations.

Taking the Wellness Mission Out to the Community

Sun, 01 May 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Maine Health partners with schools, businesses, hospitals in broad wellness initiative.

A Blueprint for Change

Sun, 01 May 2011 12:00:00 EDT

At the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, an impressive retail café renovation is only one of many improvements being put into place.