Dining Management Resources welcomes you to our website. We genuinely appreciate your interest in our company. Since 1984, DMR has provided a singular source of support, resources, and vision for quality dining service programs in retirement communities. Our philosophy of collaboration and self-direction is the foundation of our mission, resources and services. As you investigate our services, please keep in mind that all of our programs are designed with the flexibility required to meet the unique and individual needs of each client.
 To learn more about DMR and how we can collaborate with your community, choose from the option buttons located on the left or view one of our recent articles below. We welcome the opportunity to tell you more about our company.
The following are key signature programs that we are developing with our clients.
Choice Dining
Strategic Mapping Protocol
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USDA Food Recall Notices
| Salmonella outbreak in sushi sickens more than 300
Published 5/17/12 by msnbc.com
A salmonella outbreak in 26 states and Washington, D.C., has sickened 316 consumers, although there have been no fatalities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The culprit is yellow fin tuna produced by Moon Marine USA Corporation. Read more
State recalls available through Twitter
Published 3/2/12 by the USDA
Communities may now subscribe to food safety recalls directly affecting their states through Twitter feeds. Read more
Twitter feeds for additional states as of March 5, 2012
Twitter feeds for additional states as of March 6, 2012
Twitter feeds for additional states as of March 6, 2012 (continued)
Pennsylvania lamb koftis recall - 5/17/12
Texas beef samosa recall - 5/17/12
Pennsylvania chorizo product recall - 5/10/12
Colorado sausage recall - 4/20/12
Michigan pizza calzone recall (listeria threat) - 4/20/12
FDA consumer safety tips
FDA recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts
What to do when an outbreak occurs
We are here to serve you. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Telephone
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770-565-4006
770-855-3135 |
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FAX |
208-361-8108 |
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3605 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 240-269
Marietta, GA 30066 |
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For 26 years, the Coalition for Leadership in Aging Services has provided educational development for senior care employees. Based at the University of North Texas, the program offers training through a faculty of industry professionals as well as peer networking.
Decreasing Balance Program Development ..........
Menu Development & Costing....
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Production Management Systems............
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Somebody to Talk to Who Shares Your Pain !!
We have launched and continue to develop a collaborative SharePoint web portal for Dining Service Directors. If you would be interested in participating in this portal with your peers around the country, please click here to complete the information on the registration form. This is a free portal and is one of the beta sites for future development and collaboration. We would enjoy having you participate and define this service.
Below are the latest articles submitted to RDL Partners, written by industry professionals. These items will be temporarily available on this site and will shift to the permanent RDL Partners collaborative portal once it is launched to the public:
Physical Plant/Design
Food service design: After the kitchen is open
Published 4/10/12
By Matthew Elliott
Partner/Director of Design, Avalon Designs & Consulting, LLC
Once a new, or newly renovated, kitchen is open for service, then additional work must begin. It is important to take the staff through adequate training on new equipment, which includes the cleaning, expected staff maintenance, and instructions on who to contact for service and questions. Read more
Production
Menu development as it relates to resident satisfaction
Published 4/11/12
By Patrick Brooks
Director of Dining, The Hill at Whitemarsh (Lafayette Hill, Pa.)
Resident menu request data and menu building can be implemented in many ways:Annual surveys, face-to-face dining committee meetings and even a quarterly residential mailing. Now, what do you do with the information and what are your customers telling you? Read more
Looking for transparency in the purchasing process
How do food service operators know they are getting value and a fair price on their food purchases? Can there be transparency in the pricing process?
Published 3/26/12
By Al Slickers
Director of Hospitality Services, Shell Point Retirement Community (Fort Myers, Fla.)
As the economic environment changes so does the very way that business is done with food service vendors and suppliers. In the past, the norm was to call every purveyor in town to get the best price on a list of items, searching for the best price of each individual item ... But as this process was analyzed it was determined that this method of purchasing was less than efficient and wasteful as the time and energy spent was better utilized managing issues of greater significance. Read more
Choice dining: What does it look like from a production perspective?
Part 1 in a series - published 3/19/12
By Michael Spector
Dining Services Director, The Groves in Lincoln (Mass.)
Imagine that you were making the move to a senior living community and management said, “You must eat one meal per day in our dining room, seven days a week, and you can choose to either dine at 4:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. every night … Oh, by the way, if you choose to pass on eating in our dining room, your meal credit will still get used.” Not too appetizing of a proposition, don’t you think? What and when people eat matters more now than ever. Read more
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About our partner ...
Grand Senior Living, LLC (GSL) was incorporated in 2009 as a partner in acquiring and developing senior housing properties. Its prototype project is an assisted living and/or assisted living Alzheimer's community of between 80-125 units. Some locations may benefit from an independent living program and could be added to these projects if appropriate and as feasibility studies indicate. These are monthly rentals with amenities often found in higher-end communities such as several dining venues, libraries, health and fitness facilities, activities rooms and meeting/function rooms.
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