Foodservice Demands Offer New Opportunities

“Four Star” gourmet meals in hospitals? Room service in college dorms? Kiddie “Bistro” bags for school breakfasts, and visiting airline celebrity chefs, too? Today, Los Angeles schools enjoy Asian bowl meals, and 50% of school pizzas are branded. Even Loyola’s dining center’s C-store offers 1,500 convenience and gourmet retail items, 18 fresh “grab-and-go” stations and—from behind marble counters—chef-prepared fresh customized meals! It’s back to school for me!

Motivated by increased competition,…