Reyna Estrada

1 month ago | foodservicedirector.com | Reyna Estrada

Scope 3 carbon emissions, are admittedly, more difficult to track than 1 and 2,  said Monalisa Prasad, vice president of sustainability at Chartwells Higher Education. But it is something that the foodservice provider has been working on for quite some time. “It started off, actually, when we started off thinking about climate labeling because all of our universities and ourselves as well, we have an active goal. We have a carbon neutrality goal, but how do we calculate it?” said Prasad.

1 month ago | foodservicedirector.com | Reyna Estrada

This past March, 40 dining staff members at NYC's Columbia University had an opportunity to sharpen their knife skills. To that end, the dining team held courses over two days focusing on knife skills and kitchen equipment, in an effort to provide staff with ongoing training that challenges them to enhance their culinary skills. The aim behind the program, according to a statement, was to ensure all dining staff, regardless of their positions, are trained in foundational kitchen skills.

1 month ago | foodservicedirector.com | Reyna Estrada

When it comes to campus dining, students are craving more functional food and otherwise athletically fueling options. That's according to Chartwells Higher Education’s 2025 Campus Dining Index. It’s not all about nutrition, however, as trendy foods and global flavors also stood out in the report. For the report, the foodservice provider surveyed more than 93,000 students, faculty and staff at its college dining sites.

1 month ago | foodservicedirector.com | Reyna Estrada

Foodservice provider Sodexo is bringing more plants to its hospital menus with the help of nonprofit Greener by Default, a solutions and consulting organization that helps foodservice operations become more plant-forward. Greener by Default and Sodexo have been working together since 2022, with Sodexo’s program with NYC Health+ Hospitals. The nonprofit has also worked with other foodservice players, like Aramark on similar plant-forward efforts.

1 month ago | foodservicedirector.com | Reyna Estrada

Students at Nazareth University are playing a major role in the dining program's marketing initiatives, with three students on Sodexo’s Street Team, which works to connect students directly with the dining team. The Street Team members play various roles: a marketing intern, a student influencer and a student ambassador. For Natalie Wood, who is a sophomore at the university, she hopes to use her role to bring the student voice to the dining program.