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Fuel: Making the Difference for Foodservice Fleets in 2012
- Tuesday December 13, 2011By Sean Evans, Marketing Specialist – Fuel Center By Ryan Mossman, Vice President and General Manager – Fuel Center While 2011 has been a tremendously challenging year for foodservice fleets of all sizes, 2012 looks to bring more of the same. Fuel costs in 2011 climbed to levels not seen since 2008 with even greater price swings, and a number of severe weather events across the country... -
Preparing for the NLRB's Proposed Changes To Union Election Rules
- Monday November 21, 2011
By: Robert T. Quackenboss On November 30, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will vote on sweeping proposed changes to the rules by which it conducts union representation elections. The proposed changes fall broadly into three categories: (1) a shortened time period between the filing of the initial election petition and the election date; (2) post-election NLRB review of contested... -
Food Safety Gets a Boost from Recall Preparedness
- Friday November 4, 2011
By Tom Kozenski When you hear the phrase recall preparedness, it implies a strong system of track and trace within an organization, backed by computer data about origins of ingredients for products, and information about where finished goods are within the supply chain. But it’s important to realize that putting these data systems in place benefits food safety even if a recall never...
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Finally, Safer Standards for Ground Beef
by Lara Sowinski - Thursday November 3, 2011At long last, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it would add six deadly strains of E. coli to the list of prohibited items in ground beef. Up until now, only one form—H7:O157—which was behind the Jack in the Box outbreak in 1994, has been banned. These strains of E. coli, known as the “Big Six,” are estimated to “cause almost 40,000 illnesses, 1,100...
