Hobart Consultant Resource Center

| Spring 2010

Segment Trends

 | K-12 Schools

Issues K-12
foodservice directors
and nutritionists may
need advice on.

SPRING 2010 | DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE WARE
The True Cost of Ware: New Study Focuses on Disposable and Reusable Ware in School Cafeterias
 

The School Nutrition Foundation recently issued a report titled “Life Cycle Environmental and Cost Analysis of Disposable and Reusable Ware in School Cafeteria” to address the cost and environmental impacts of having reusable ware, disposable ware or a combination of the two in school nutrition programs.
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WINTER 2009 | THE UNQUOWA SCHOOL
Mixing It Up with the Unquowa School: Mixer Helps School Meet Nutritional Demands
 

If mystery meat and soggy tater tots were school lunch staples when you were a child, you didn’t attend the Unquowa School in Fairfield, Conn. The Unquowa School places a strong emphasis on nutrition and delicious cuisine. That might not be typical for a school, but Unquowa is anything but typical.
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SUMMER 2009 | EQUIPMENT AND HEALTHY MEALS
The Role of Food Equipment in Healthy Meals at School
 

With the economic downturn, there has been a significant increase in the reliance on government-funded school breakfast and lunch programs. This increase in the number of meals being produced on a daily basis means more parents are relying on the schools to provide students with healthy meals
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SPRING 2009 | Versatile Combi Oven
Versatile Combi Oven Helps Schools Deliver Perfectly Prepared Meals
 

Preparing a consistent meal from day to day is no easy task. Foodservice professionals across the nation are faced with the same challenge of making a wide variety of food. In order to meet this challenge, more and more facilities are turning to combi ovens to help them accomplish their daily tasks.
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WINTER 2008 | FOOD EQUIPMENT CODES
Common Code Violations and How to Avoid Them
 

When building, remodeling or replacing kitchen equipment, it’s vital to customers that the project stays on schedule. Although keeping abreast of equipment regulations is a challenge, there are commonly occurring violations that can be prevented.
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FALL 2008 | PRODUCT CONSISTENCY
You Don’t Have to Be a Gourmet Chef to Cook Like One: New Barcode Scanner Ensures Consistent Results Every Time
 

Combi ovens are one of the most versatile pieces of foodservice equipment you’ll find in a K-12 kitchen. The barcode scanner makes cooking in a combi oven a snap.
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SUMMER 2008 | SCHOOL NUTRITION
Fresh Answers to Student Nutrition: Creative Solutions
Help Children See the Fun Side of Food
 

Telling children to eat their vegetables might work at home, but it takes a different approach to ensure kindergarten through 12th-grade students are eating healthy at school.
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