Dr Kevin Roberts

Dr. Kevin Roberts, Ph.D.

Dr. Kevin R. Roberts is a professor in the Department of Hospitality Management at Kansas State University and director of the undergraduate program in hospitality management. Roberts serves as co-director of the Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs. Roberts worked in the restaurant industry for over 13 years and managed restaurant in Eastern Iowa.

He currently teaches in the areas of foodservice management and hospitality law. He has received outstanding teaching awards from K-State at the college and university levels. His research is related to the application of food safety principles. Specifically, he has conducted research in commercial restaurants, continuing care retirement communities, and school foodservice operations. His current research focuses on behavior change of employees once food safety training has taken place. His interest is in developing alternative food safety training programs and interventions that not only target knowledge, but the antecedents of behavioral intention.

  • Your Food Safety Doesn’t End at the Pass: Keeping Takeout and Delivery Safe After It Leaves the Line

    Most kitchens focus their food safety effort on receiving, storage, cooking, and holding. Certainly, those seem to be the areas we focus the most on in food safety blogs and webinars here at FoodHandler. And rightfully so because so many foodborne illnesses are traced back to those areas. But what happens after that can also have a real impact on food safety? Especially if you look at the way [...]

  • The 2026 Food Code Is Here: What Actually Changed for Your Kitchen? (and What Hasn’t Yet)

    On September 17, 2026, the FDA released the 2026 Food Code, the first full edition since 2022. Several changes will reach every kitchen line, tray line, and cafeteria once your jurisdiction adopts them in the coming years. Call it our Hambamus papam moment. Ok, so maybe we don’t have a new Pope, and there is no white smoke over the Sistine Chapel, just a long document from the FDA. [...]

  • The Nod is Not Always Comprehension

    In my former role as a manager in the restaurant industry and my current role as a faculty member, I have the pleasure of working with employees, and now students, from many different countries.  In both of these positions, communication is crucial. I am sure you have experienced this before yourself. You finish walking a new dishwasher through the three-compartment sink procedure, you ask, "any questions?", and you get [...]

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