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Three graduating students from The Ohio State University’s Hospitality Management Program shared what they look for in a job during a panel at this year’s MenuDirections conference.

Piada Italian Street Food and Choolaah Indian BBQ are growing fast casuals with authentic, hand-crafted menus and well-defined missions.

Piada Italian Street Food and Choolaah Indian BBQ both personalize the fast-casual model to fit their mission, with authentic food and passion driving growth.

With an annual budget of $80 million, the school serves 40,000 meals a day through 35 outlets.

Chef manager at Rutger University’s Harvest Cafe, Alexandra Ceribelli, led a workshop session at MenuDirections where she discussed innovative ideas on cutting food waste.

From tech to convenience stores, three panelists took to the stage at MenuDirections to discuss how the concept of convenience fits into the foodservice industry.

Operators from college dining, health care, K-12 and senior living got first crack at the unique flavors and ingredients trending at FoodService Director’s MenuDirections conference.

Download the 2022 MenuDirections recipe book! Access over 30 delicious recipes to satisfy your cravings!

September 8, 2021 MenuDirections recognizes you are busier than ever, and we realize the stress that puts on you and your teams. In addition, the recent spike in COVID-19 cases due to Delta variant...

MenuDirections 2020 is going ahead as planned

The ingredients and flavors trending at independent restaurants often inspire menu ideas at more mainstream operations. To track what’s happening now in food and beverage, Technomic examined more than 50 menus from indies across the U.S., ranging from food trucks to fine-dining destinations.

Despite a historic drop in unemployment, foodservice operators enjoyed a slight slowdown in employee turnover midsummer, with the data signaling the dawn of a trend rather than a pause from years of acceleration, according to new research.

In a departure from its fast-casual roots, Toronto-based Freshii introduced its own school lunch program for the 2018 school year.