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Sodexo Sees Decline in Core Business 1/7/2009 2:23:00 PM
Food and facilities management company Sodexo saw its core business and industry operations decline during the first quarter, as the global slowdown took hold. More
Ivy Idea: Purdue University 12/01/2008
A Brazilian churrascaria is among the most popular of seven new concepts at Purdue University's (Ivy '75) Wiley Dining Court in West Lafayette, Ind., says Director of Dining Services Sarah Johnson. The August opening of the 500-seat eatery marked the completion of the school's plan to consolidate 11 aging dining halls into five modern food courts.
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Real-World McAdvice at CIA Commencement Address By Staff - 04/01/2008
Dan Coudreaut, director of culinary innovation for McDonald’s USA, recently told new graduates of The Culinary Institute of America—recipients of associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts—to “keep your knife sharp.”
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Business: All Night Long By Christine LaFave, Associate Editor - 03/01/2008
Learn how smooth the transition to longer hours can be and how quickly and substantively restaurant customers can buy into extended hours.
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Restaurants & Institutions Announces 2008 Ivy Award Winners By Staff - 02/21/2008
CHICAGO – Restaurants & Institutions magazine has announced the recipients of its 38th annual Ivy Awards, one of the oldest and most-coveted accolades in the foodservice industry.
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Stanford’s Taherian Moving to Yale By Staff - 01/28/2008
Rafi Taherian is making the move from Ivy winner to Ivy League. Taherian will leave Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., where he has worked for 12 years—and since 2004 as executive director of Stanford Dining—to take command of Yale University Dining Services (YUDS)., which is transitioning from contract management to self-operated. Stanford Dining was a 2006 recipient of R&I’s Ivy Award. He leaves Stanford on Feb. 29.
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Noncommercial: Higher Learning, Higher Dining By Christine LaFave, Associate Editor - 11/01/2007
A new bistro concept at the University of Missouri, Columbia, promises more panini and prosciutto than PB&J.
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Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management December 17, 2008 Touch Your Customers, Build Your Brand
In tough times like we are seeing today, it is more important than ever to consid... More
Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management November 24, 2008 Restaurants Matter
Restaurants matter. To the macro-economy, to a local neighborhood economy, a... More
Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management October 21, 2008 The 10 Steps to Save Casual Dining
As if times weren’t bleak enough, last week USAToday ran an article on the pr... More
Starters Chris Muller, Professor, University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management October 2, 2008 The Cigar Box Solution to the Credit Crisis
No matter what you think of the national discussion on the credit crisis, i... More
Paul Prudhomme-The View from New Orleans
Legendary chef Paul Prudhomme takes a nostalgic look back at Crescent City dining before Hurricane Katrina. This proud ambassador for New Orleans also predicts the future of the city’s restaurants and how they will help rebuild the city’s stature and culture
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