Addressing Food Waste in Foodservice
Every produce professional understands the business impact of shrink; it shrinks potential profit. But if a customer buys the produce, either in retail or foodservice,… Read More
Produce On The Menu
A Strategic Approach to Introducing Produce Items to Large Foodservice Operations
Putting more produce on the plate has been a long-time goal for members of The Culinary Institute of America Healthy Menus R&D Collaborative. In fact,… Read More
Plant-Based Versus Plant-Forward Menus: Is There A Difference?
I have often written in this column that our words matter. How we talk about our businesses and our products matter. Many in the foodservice… Read More
How To Sell Produce To A Foodservice Buyer/Part III
This is the third of a three-part series looking at the unique challenges both small and large foodservice operations face in getting product into their… Read More
How to Sell Produce to a Chef/Part II
In my last column, I provided recommendations for selling produce to chefs in independent restaurants or small chains. In this column, I focus on the… Read More
How to Sell Produce to a Chef/Part I
This is the first of a three-part series looking at the unique challenges both small and large foodservice operations face in getting product onto menus.… Read More
Should the Produce Industry Care About Protein?
I recently engaged in a heated argument with a well-known campus dining leader. We were talking about plant-forward trends on college campuses and his Gen-Z… Read More
Healthy Eating in Restaurants: Barriers and Opportunities
In mid-February I attended the Sacramento Business Journal Healthcare Leadership Forum, where a panel of chief executives of major hospitals, insurance companies and managed care… Read More
Cheers to More Produce
As a consultant, I’ve been blessed with many wonderful clients and projects the past three years. But I recently worked on a project that made… Read More
The New Definition Of Healthy
In the 1990s, in the mind of the consumer, “healthy” meant low fat. In the early 2000s, during the Atkins Diet craze, it meant low… Read More