Month: February 2014

Sustainability and social responsibility are taking on greater importance within the foodservice industry, according to a landmark study just completed by Technomic. The research included inputs from foodservice consumers, operators and suppliers to better understand the current state and future expectations for these key issues. …

In the latest move in its animal welfare standards program, fast food company Wendy's International Inc. said it would require its pork suppliers to submit quarterly progress reports detailing their efforts to phase out controversial gestation crates. …

Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced a new partnership with MenuTrinfo®, a provider of nutritional analysis and allergen training, to offer the company’s AllerTrain™ program to foodservice operators and their teams.  As part of FARE’s ambitious new College Food Allergy Program, which aims to provide a safer college experience for students with food allergies, training for college and university foodservice staff will be a key goal of the partnership. …

Now is the time for women to identify the best path to the C-Suite, as the start of a new year brings performance reviews and job planning exercises at companies across the country. In an effort to see more gender-balanced teams in the top tiers of industry, the Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF)–the foodservice industry's premier leadership development organization–and Kenexa–an IBM company that is a pioneer in employee research and workforce performance–have today released the findings of its year-long research study that identifies the factors influencing women's success in the highest levels of leadership. …