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The Rise of Protein-Rich Meals in Dining Halls

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What factors are driving this requirement, and what are we doing to ensure our dining halls serve a wide variety of menu items with high protein content? For example, our Green & Go reusable container program provides students with reusable containers, which they can fill with food from the dining hall.

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Pride in Foodservice Week 2024

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In honor of Pride in Foodservice Week, we would like to celebrate some of our team members and share why they are proud to work in the food service industry. Meet Jenny, Director of Dining Services at Williams Baptist University. Currrently, he is the Campus Chef at Midland University.

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Community Connection

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For Valentine’s Day, he hands out roses and decorates the dining hall for the holiday. Jerry understands how important the dining hall is to the community, and he works to ensure every guest feels welcome and heard. Jerry knows the dining hall helps keep students fueled throughout the day and focused on their academics.

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Waring Sets Sights On Bringing Crepes Back To Nation’s Restaurant and Food Service Operators

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In 2024, as restaurants seek to source signature menu items, crepes offer a flexible addition that can satisfy the most discerning dining patrons. Crepes offer a versatile canvas for creativity, allowing chefs to showcase their culinary expertise through a myriad of sweet and savory fillings.

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Planting Seeds for Fresh Foods

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Farm-to-table is a popular social movement that promotes using local ingredients to produce the food we consume at home, in restaurants, and inside our dining halls. One example of using hyper-local ingredients in our dining program is seen at Midland University. The garden also helps reduce food waste on campus.

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What I’ve Learned About Food Waste as a Bon Appetit Fellow

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Getting Hands-on with Food Waste Continuing in the legacy of our 2019 research with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Toward Cleaner Plates: A Study of Plate Waste in Food Service , last fall I paired my plate waste studies with a survey to illuminate some of the reasons for waste in all-you-care-to-eat cafes across the East Coast.

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A Sweet Tradition

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Every holiday season, the students and staff at William Jewell College walk into their dining hall to see one of Chef Jim’s incredible gingerbread houses. About twenty years ago, Chef Jim started doing what many of us do over the holiday season: decorate gingerbread houses with family and friends.

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