Fresh Ideas

APRIL 18, 2024

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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Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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. “When I went to school, dining halls looked a lot different.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

At the heart of food service is people. The dining hall is an integral part of a school – a place for students to spend time together, study, and of course, eat. They want everyone to feel included and represented in the dining program. At Fresh Ideas, no dining location is the same.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Walk into any of our dining halls and you’ll see posters or flyers that encourage students to feed their minds and fuel their bodies with an integrated approach to wellness. Students may not be used to filling their own plates in a traditional dining hall environment. How do I know my plate is balanced?

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Fresh Ideas

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Fresh Ideas has partnered with Swedish company, Picadeli, to install a tech-enhanced salad bar at its Maryville University dining hall. In addition, since it is difficult to anticipate demand and keep perishable foods fresh for longer periods of time, there is often a lot of waste. Here’s how: 1.

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Fresh Ideas

JUNE 7, 2023

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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