CATERSOURCE OFFERS SPECIAL REGISTRATION RATE TO MEMBERS

Stay ahead of the trends, set yourself apart from the competition, and take advantage of a million ideas all in one place.

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2009 IFMA Gold and Silver Plate Award Nominations Open

Nominate an outstanding operator for this annual competition where only the best of the best are chosen by a jury of leading foodservice editors and past Gold and Silver Plate winners.

Nomination Deadline is December 5, 2008. Click here to find more information and a nomination form.

The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) invites NACUFS members to attend The NAFEM Show

COMPLIMENTARY BADGE REGISTRATION
To get a free badge to attend The NAFEM Show, follow this simple process:

1. Register online at www.thenafemshow.org by January 9, 2009
2. When asked if you received a source code from NAFEM, enter the NACUFS

Code: NACUFS9
Badges will be mailed before the show.

For more information, please click here.

Weighing Your Meal Plan Options? 

The NACUFS Campus Meal Plans™ online course can help! It’s already helped dozens of foodservice operations, and you can be next in line. What’s stopping you? Learn about the fundamental types of meal plans and their attributes, the relationship of meal plans to campus culture, the financial impact of changing your meal plan, how to determine the appropriate meal plan format, and ways for measuring the impact of your meal-plan changes. The low registration fee covers a full year to access the course—take it anytime, at your pace! 

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CLICK HERE to register.

Other questions? Contact Ellen Behrens at (517) 332-2494 or via e-mail at ebehrens@nacufs.org.

Cost-Saving Tips from Members
David Galbraith at the University of Arizona sends a cost-saving idea…

After more than a year of negotiating, the University of Arizona has secured a 10-year campus beverage contract with Coca Cola. This is certainly not new news, as most of us have benefited from partnerships with beverage suppliers for years.

For more information, please click here.

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UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND’S  HOPE COMMONS AWARDED LEED ® SILVER CERTIFICATION

The University of Rhode Island’s (URI) newest dining facility, Hope Commons, has been awarded LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the USGBC’s rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy efficient, and highest performing buildings.

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PLASTIC BAGS GET SACKED AT CONCORDIA

A world without plastic bags is closer than ever on Concordia’s campus. Concordia’s Dining Services department has removed all plastic bags from its operations on campus, including the Korn Krib, The Maize, the Coffee Stop, and Anderson Commons. Customers will be encouraged to purchase a reusable ChicoBag™, which is made from nylon and has a 20-pound capacity.

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SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY FEEDS OLYMPIC TEAM

Executive Chef Jay Marshall, CEC, AAC, and Sous Chef Gianpaulo Ruiz from San Jose State University (SJSU) delighted the United States Olympic team before they left for Beijing to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

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