Posted by kellyb on February 17, 2010 under Industry News, Uncategorized | 
Read about the increasing popularity of organic farming and how it inspired Michigan State students…….Tomorrow’s organic farmers have allies on campus at Michigan State University (Ivy, ‘73). The university’s division of residential and hospitality services raised $16,500 in scholarship funds for future farmers by throwing a party at the East Lansing campus’s student-run organic farm. Called the Hoop House Gala, the event, which included a five-course meal showcasing Michigan-produced food and …
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Posted by kellyb on February 16, 2010 under Food Safety |
Beware of delivery food safety…..It’s one thing to manage food safety from the kitchen to the dining room, but it’s another matter to ensure that delivered food is still safe.
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Where are germs lurking in your restaurant? For servers already loaded with side work, cleaning a touchscreen is just one more task on a lengthy list, said Thomas Kapfhammer, general manager at Rocky’s Italian Grill in Jeffersonville, Ind. But with servers’ hands moving from dirty plates and glassware to money, to doors and to the POS terminal, it’s a necessary step.
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Read about the effects of calorie information on you sales….. A study at Ohio State University found that when menu information offered at a university dining center included calorie information, guests ordered lower-calorie entrées more often than when that information wasn’t posted. Overall, total sales didn’t suffer, however.
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Understand the quality sacrifices as a result of cutting labor costs….. When the federal minimum wage hike takes effect July 24, some operators could be tempted to slash labor to protect profits. But stretching staffs too thin can make for sloppy sanitation, especially at the close of a shift, say those in the know.
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Read about the latest technology to report nutritional information to consumers. …Burgerville said Monday it is testing at a unit here technology that calculates the nutritional metrics of individual orders, customized or standard, and prints them on receipts.
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Find out how restaurants are helping to rid the nation of childhood obesity… The National Restaurant Association hailed the big three on-site foodservice providers Tuesday for joining first lady Michelle Obama in her quest to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation.
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