B2B foodservice

The stories behind the meals you never think about.

 
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A Day in the Life
of College Dining.

With more than 50,000 students at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Dawn Aubrey had a lot of mouths to feed. Then the associate director of housing for dining services, Dawn graciously allowed me to spend a day shadowing her for FoodService Director’s annual Steal This Idea issue. Highlights included a visit to a local shipping container microfarm, inspiration from the Founding Fathers and an honest-to-god fire drill.

 
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Reaching, Tapping and Fostering a Foodservice Community.

Food is so much more than a source of nourishment. It’s a form of caretaking, a cultural rite and a common ground. For FoodService Director’s annual Big Idea issue, I focused on the role of food — and foodservice professionals — in building community.

 
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Behind the Scenes at Shipping Container
Paradise The Yard.

Shipping containers + baseball fans = a recipe for a great time. I spent a beautiful day onsite at The Yard at Mission Rock, a shipping container concept within spitting distance of the San Francisco Giants’ Oracle Park.