FSD Quarterly | Q1 2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS

OPERATIONS

COVER STORY

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6 STEALABLE IDEAS SHARED DURING SNIC 2026 By Benita Gingerella HOW ARAMARK’S IN2WORK PROGRAM BREAKS THE CYCLE OF INCARCERATION By Tara Fitzpatrick HEALTHCARE CHEFS TAP INTO THE HEALING POWER OF TEXAS BARBECUE By Tara Fitzpatrick THE TOP 10 FOODSERVICE IDEAS TO STEAL FROM 2025 By Benita Gingerella

WHEN FINAL EXAMS STRESS STUDENTS, IT’S CAMPUS DINING TO THE RESCUE By Tara Fitzpatrick

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STRONGER TOGETHER By Ann Marie Krautheim, MA, RD, LD, CEO of GENYOUth & Rob Bisceglie, CEO of Action for Healthy Kids ARKANSAS LAUNCHES FARM-TO-SCHOOL PILOT USING DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS LABOR By Benita Gingerella

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FOOD & BEVERAGE TRENDS

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

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RECIPE REPORT: PROTEIN IN MOTION By Tara Fitzpatrick MEET THE WINNERS OF FOODSERVICE DIRECTOR’S BEST SANDWICHES CONTEST By FSD Editors

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HBCU CAMPUS TOUR FROM ELIOR PAIRS CULTRE AND WELLNESS WITH CULINARY COMPETITION By Tad Wilkes

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DEAR ADVICE GUY, HOW CAN A CARING MANAGER SURVIVE FLU SEASON CALL-OUTS? By Jonathan Deutsch, PHD

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