FoodService Director

FoodService Director is a reliable resource for non-commercial operators seeking to enhance profitability and embrace innovation amid a shifting economic landscape. This dynamic and reader-friendly monthly magazine provides effective solutions and strategies to over 45,000 specific readers across various sectors of non-commercial foodservice, such as colleges, businesses, contract management, schools, healthcare, senior living, correctional facilities, and the military.

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Meet the winners of Foodservice Director’s healthcare recipe contest

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Leigh Anne Zinsmeister

Earlier this year, Foodservice Director put out a call for submissions for its first-ever Best Healthcare Recipe Contest, and you delivered. In looking at the submissions, we considered creativity and success of the menu items, quality of ingredients, and the story behind the dish.
Leigh Anne Zinsmeister | FoodService Director

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Leigh Anne Zinsmeister

HomeAuthor TeamLeigh Anne ZinsmeisterLeigh Anne ZinsmeisterGroup Managing Editor, Nation's Restaurant NewsLeigh Anne Zinsmeister is a managing editor for Informa’s Foodservices Vertical, specifically Nation’s Restaurant News, Restaurant Hospitality, and Foodservice Director.
HHS’ Chophouse concept elevates the humble hospital grill into an upscale steakhouse

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Benita Gingerella

This past Valentine’s Day, diners having lunch at the grill station inside one of the many hospital cafes operated by food management company HHS might as well have been dining at a steakhouse. Instead of the station’s typical offerings, like burgers and fries, that day’s menu included ribeye steak, sea bass and more.
Mississippi State University’s renovated Perry Food Hall will feature three separate concepts and more foodservice news you may have missed this week

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Benita Gingerella

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These summer grilling recipes are so fire

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Tara Fitzpatrick

Tara Fitzpatrick is editor-in-chief of FoodService Director. She previously served as senior editor for Food Management magazine. At the start of her career, Tara was a reporter for the daily newspaper in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she still resides. She holds a journalism degree from Kent State University. She's also a mom, a pretty good home cook and a fan of ghost stories, folklore, architecture, retro recipes, cheese of all kinds and cats of all kinds.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to revise Dietary Guidelines for Americans by the end of summer

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Benita Gingerella

Big changes may be on the horizon for school meals after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy announced his plans to revise the Dietary Guidelines for Americans by the end of summer. Things were also busy at the state level this week, with many lawmakers making progress on bills related to additives in school meals, expanding free school meal access and more. Here’s the latest in school nutrition legislation. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.
New player in senior dining Centicor debuts with an eye toward timely challenges in the industry

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Tara Fitzpatrick

Centicor, a new Phoenix3 Holdings company, has just launched, offering a suite of services created for senior dining operations. The company is headed up by CEO Dana Johnston, who has decades of noncommercial dining experience, including one decade working with seniors in hospital and senior living settings. Centicor has three main pillars to serve senior dining operations: consulting, quality assurance and procurement.
Serving school meals at no charge increased school meal participation last school year

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Benita Gingerella

More students ate school breakfast and lunch during the 2023-24 school year compared to the school year prior, according to a new report by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). The report looked at school breakfast and lunch participation during the 2023–2024 school year from September through May.
USC serves up South Carolina's culinary legacy, from the Lowcountry boil to the famous banana pudding

1 week ago | foodservicedirector.com | Tara Fitzpatrick

Nothing says "Welcome to South Carolina" quite like the Palmetto State's signature foods. Consider the Lowcountry boil: Community eating at its messiest — and best, some would say. Picture it: A cascade of steaming hot shellfish, buttery corn on the cob and fluffy potatoes tumbling down directly to the table for uninterrupted sharing, scarfing and slurping.
School Nutrition Association names its 2025 national award winners

2 weeks ago | foodservicedirector.com | Benita Gingerella

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has announced its 2025 national school nutrition award winners just in time for School Lunch Hero Day which takes place Friday, May 2. This year’s recipients are being recognized for their dedication to serving students, efforts to incorporate fresh ingredients into menus and more. Here’s a look at this year’s winners and their accomplishments.