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Locally grown: Hill-Murray students connect with area farmers.

On the last school day of homecoming week at Hill-Murray School in Maplewood, local farmers Brian and Leslie Axdahl came to the cafeteria to display a rainbow bounty of peppers, squash, tomatoes and corn. They walked around lunch tables and greeted students, who were gearing up for a pep rally later that day. Every Monday, […]

Taher is “19” on the FM’s 2011 Top 50 Management Companies list!

The major foodservice contract management companies meet the challenge of tough economic times with operational innovation, fiscal discipline and targeted expansion. 19. Taher, Inc. MINNETONKA, MN www.taher.com SEGMENTS SERVED K-12 (67%), B&I (12%), College/University (11%), Senior Dining (5%), Commercial Restaurants (5%) Taher operates primarily in the Upper Midwest, where it is a major player in […]

Simon says: it is time for a new menu

Taher Chef Simon Barrow tests new recipes from his trip to Korea and Vietnam An elderly Vietnamese woman lifts a clear glass teaming with some strange concoction. She offers it to him with a smile. He and his friends stare at the five-gallon bucket next to her, containing whiskey and what appear to be two […]

A chef’s new kitchen hails a new start

Taher Chef Simon Barrow remodels kitchen through a reality television show  All Photos Courtesy: Simon Barrow Taher Executive Chef Simon Barrow awaits for the Do It Youself Network to remodel his kitchen. “My fiancée saw an advertisement about the DIY show I Hate My Kitchen and we decided to apply. The acceptance process was long, […]

Chef Paul Booth cooking at A Taste Of Art fundraiser

Chefs in the Twin Cities do so much for charity. A day doesn’t go by without a restaurant being hit up for a silent auction donation, or a chef dinner for charity. In a couple weeks, I’m hosting an event with some of the Twin Cities’ most talented, and least-known chefs. A Taste of Art […]

Merrill Board of Education approves contract with Taher

The Merrill Area Public Schools Board of Education approved a one-year contract with a Minnesotta-based company to run the district’s food service operations for the 2011-12 school year. The hiring of Taher, Inc. to take over followed the dismissal of Chartwell’s, which was awarded a similar contract last year by the board. Louise Fischer, Director […]

NHCC’S FOOD SERVICE IMPLEMENTS NEW SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND INTRODUCES MORE HEALTHY MENU CHOICES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  BROOKLYN PARK – North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) has selected Taher, Inc. (Taher), to be its food service vendor for the 2012-2014 fiscal years. “NHCC is especially impressed by Taher’s sustainability efforts and their chef-based food service program which uses healthy, fresh, and local ingredients. This partnership naturally aligns with the college’s […]

The Lunch Crunch

Rising food prices present a major challenge when it comes to school lunch programs that aim to roll out the healthiest menu possible for our kids. MARSHALL – As food prices continue to rise across the nation, so could the cost of school lunches. But despite challenging economic times, Taher Foods, Inc. and Marshall Public […]

Campus Cafe Delights!

By Austin Verburg Whenever I hear the word “Cafeteria,” I cannot help but think of this terrible nightmare world called High School, and the terrible nightmare food that was served in the nightmare world. So, when I was told that Fresno City College had a cafeteria, I was immediately deterred. Naturally, I chose every other […]

Chef Matt serves up healthy samples at Fridley High School

A cooking demonstration captured attention and satisfied appetites at Fridley High School for teacher-conference night. Chef Matt Quist is a regular at Fridley High School. Credit Chris Steller Matt Quist of Taher, Inc. demonstrated how to cook Moroccan skirt steak with roasted pepper couscous at Fridley High School during conference night Wednesday. Deb Smolinski, Nancy […]