Small Business Resources, Business Advice and Forms from AllBusiness.com

Sizzlin' Salads Make Sales Soar

HEADNOTE

HEALTHCARE

HEADNOTE

Marrying the salad bar to the stir fry station...

IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH

1

Chef Kay Pellecchia uses MMC's Wok station to prepare sizzling salads (above). At right, guest chef and MMe CFO John Heye, lends a hand.

A well-designed display cooking station can give noncommercial operators a unique opportunity to capitalize on those "Sizzling Salads" concepts have become best sellers in many commercial restaurant venues, says Mary Keysor, director of food and nutrition services at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

"Our cold salad bar has always been one of our most popular stations, and during the Atkins diet craze period last year we had added many protein choices to it," she explains.

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • Wide Range of Healthcare Organizations Select W3Health's Web-Based Data Analysis Solution.
    • Business/Technology Editors & Health/Medical Writers BOSTON--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 31, 2001 Leading Industry Players Seek Information-Driven Approach to Care and Disease Management with W3 DRS W3Health announced ......
  • The art of the appetizer
    • IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Appetizers are truly one-bite wonders. Wrapped up inside each lies the potential for a lot more than just a quick, tasty nibble....
  • Welcome to Mona's Milieu!
    • HEADNOTE After more than $32 million in renovations over the past three years, campus dining at the University of Northern Iowa is ready to take ......
  • To menu or not to menu, that is the question
    • Vegetarian is one of those food categories that some operators find intimidating. Perhaps they've tried menuing vegetarian options in the past and have been disappointed ......
  • Balancing demand
    • Innovations in foodservice don't always proceed in a straight line, especially when it comes to something like vegetarian menu items. It's easy to overestimate the ......
  • Low-carb in Corporate America
    • Dining facilities at General Mills, Merck @ Co. accommodate protein-pushers ......
  • How outsourcing works in Florida
    • Lake County School Dist. in Tavares, FL, decided to outsource its foodservice last October, even though it was operating in the black.
  • Chick-fil-A jumps sales by $4,000
    • Baylor Univ. Med. Ctr., Dallas, TX, has added a commercial restaurant brand to its cafeteria/foodcourt, as well as other new offerings, resulting in a revenue ......
  • Ivy Idea
    • Maine Medical Center Nutrition Services (Ivy ’02), Portland, uses a professionally produced video for recruitment, orientation, training and recognition. Written and narrated by MMC Executive ......
  • take-out grips ucsd
    • Every year, the winners of the Intl. Foodservice Mfrs. Assn.'s Silver Plate Award represent the 'cream of the crop' in various foodservice segments.
  • LOOKING AT MENUS
    • Menus and preparation at Abbott Laboratories are designed to be both healthful and visually exciting. Lunch and dinner service feature display cooking with the addition ......
  • LOOKING AT MENUS
    • Menus and preparation at Abbott Laboratories are designed to be both healthful and visually exciting. Lunch and dinner service feature display cooking with the addition ......
  • Meat market!
    • HEADNOTE Onsite operations deal with the growing demand for high-protein and low-carb meal alternatives. When Dr. Robert Atkins originally published his high-protein diet theories back ......
  • Portable foods, ethnic cuisine to set the pace
    • More self-serve foods and a growing trend toward Asian dishes will be cutting across all market segments in the year just ahead, according to a ......
  • Attended points of service add a distinctive touch
    • Carving stations, demonstration-cooking set-ups, attended buffets and other service-oriented concepts can be a valuable part of an upscale catering program. From the traditional omelet bars ......
T T T
art_print_gray Print art_email Email 16x16-digg-guy  Digg It delicious-small  del.icio.us

Related Resources

icon - press release

Press Releases

Business Resources

Sponsored Links

Site Map | Contact Us | FAQs | About Us | Media Kit | Reprints | RSS Directory | Sign Up for Free Newsletters | Disclosure Policy

Copyright © 1999 - 2008 AllBusiness.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this content or the data or information included therein may be reproduced,
republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of AllBusiness.com.
Use of this site is governed by our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy, Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

© Copyright Penton Media, Inc. Mar 2005
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.

You may not repost, republish, reproduce, package and/or redistribute the content of this page,
in whole or in part, without the written permission of the copyright holder.

Get In-Depth Company Information from Hoover's | Buy a D&B Credit Report | What is in Your Company's D&B Credit Report? | Article Archives
Online Business Database | Online Business Information | Email Marketing Lists | Sales and Marketing Solutions | Business Mailing Lists
Information and opinions on AllBusiness.com solely represent the thoughts and opinions of the authors and are not endorsed by, or reflect the beliefs of,
AllBusiness.com, its parent company D&B, and its affiliates.