FE&S comes Face to Face
Manufacturer Goes Face-to-Face with Culinary Students
Test kitchens and equipment demonstrations are commonplace within the foodservice industry. What’s not as common, though, is having a group of high school students enrolled in a culinary arts program visit your test kitchen to test your equipment and prepare a special lunch.
Test kitchens and equipment demonstrations are commonplace within the foodservice industry. What’s not as common, though, is having a group of high school students enrolled in a culinary arts program visit your test kitchen to test your equipment and prepare a special lunch.
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DSR of the month
Paul Cheung
When Paul Cheung majored in economics at UCLA, his goal was to be a banker. Little did he know at the time that he would create a career out of something he enjoyed even more than finance — eating out. Cheung's first experience in working with restaurants was during a job with a construction company.
When Paul Cheung majored in economics at UCLA, his goal was to be a banker. Little did he know at the time that he would create a career out of something he enjoyed even more than finance — eating out. Cheung's first experience in working with restaurants was during a job with a construction company.
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Consultant's Viewpoint
Hoods Go Green
Those of us who looked at energy-saving devices 5-to-10 years ago were basically ignored. The only relevant factor was cost. Customers always wanted to know how much would it cost them? Owners, architects and general contractors only smiled, then deleted energy-saving items that cost more or quickly asked for a cheaper alternate.
Those of us who looked at energy-saving devices 5-to-10 years ago were basically ignored. The only relevant factor was cost. Customers always wanted to know how much would it cost them? Owners, architects and general contractors only smiled, then deleted energy-saving items that cost more or quickly asked for a cheaper alternate.
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Operator's Opinion
Trans-Fat-Free Oil and Fryers
Amidst growing health concerns, rising obesity levels, and reports that the french fries we used to eat did more damage to our hearts than we might have realized, the demand for restaurants and operators to use healthier, trans-fat-free oil seems just. But the switch has also been great for operators, too.
Amidst growing health concerns, rising obesity levels, and reports that the french fries we used to eat did more damage to our hearts than we might have realized, the demand for restaurants and operators to use healthier, trans-fat-free oil seems just. But the switch has also been great for operators, too.
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Editor's Perspective
Driving Cost from the Equation
One of my favorite T-shirts to wear around the house on weekends was a gift from a friend who visited the University of Maryland. It’s a simple red garment that features the university’s mascot, a terrapin, on the front flanked by the phrase “Fear the Turtle.” While folding laundry the other day, it dawned on me that if I were to make up a similar T-shirt for the foodser...
One of my favorite T-shirts to wear around the house on weekends was a gift from a friend who visited the University of Maryland. It’s a simple red garment that features the university’s mascot, a terrapin, on the front flanked by the phrase “Fear the Turtle.” While folding laundry the other day, it dawned on me that if I were to make up a similar T-shirt for the foodser...
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From the streets
A Sustainable Culture
Each of us is empowered to take a lead role in creating a new culture of environmental sustainability. This is not a political statement. Nor is it a cliché or an agenda. This is a platform that we should and must agree on and it requires our immediate action. The future of those that we hold most close to our hearts will be affected by the choices that we make today.
Each of us is empowered to take a lead role in creating a new culture of environmental sustainability. This is not a political statement. Nor is it a cliché or an agenda. This is a platform that we should and must agree on and it requires our immediate action. The future of those that we hold most close to our hearts will be affected by the choices that we make today.
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