In my job I get the privilege of traveling and seeing all sorts of operations in healthcare, assisted living and memory care facilities. I always spend a portion of my...
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6 lessons from MenuDirections 2/29/2016 What I learned from MenuDirections: FSDs are a cardiologist’s dream3/2/2016 At MenuDirections 2016, FoodService Director’s culinary conference, which wrapped this week, attendees headed home with...
Our blog this week focuses on an article about buying local. At Burlodge we are committed to helping clients use local, fresh ingredients. We have put together a program called...
We’ve all heard it: “Eggs are high in cholesterol and cholesterol causes heart attacks, so don’t eat too many eggs.” The trouble with that statement is that it’s based on...
Although sodium is required for certain bodily functions such as transmission of nerve impulses and the contraction and relaxation of muscles, it is important to stay within the recommended guidelines...
Imagine going to the hospital for a minor surgery and being offered a chicken breast entrée for dinner featuring “locally-raised poultry”. Or imagine visiting a relative at a long-term care...
Controlling food costs and expenses within the foodservice department in a hospital can be very challenging. Food waste contributes to these expenses, therefore FSMs/FSSs are always trying to find ways...
With the older adult population, there is an increase in the number of people who have suffered from a stroke, have dementia or Alzheimer’s and may develop side effects that...
Hidden Lessons for the Healthcare Foodservice Industry? Have you read the Buzzfeed article”Hospital Food Around the World” article? I’ve recently come across it—apparently I’m the last person in the...
With Food Safety such a key issue in kitchens, it can be a great challenge to train staff especially in a high turnover setting and in a forever changing industry....