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What Do School Gardens Teach Kids?

School is still out for the summer, but at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C., students are hard at work — outdoors. In a garden filled with flowers and beds bursting with vegetables and herbs, nearly a dozen teenagers are harvesting vegetables for the weekend’s farmers market. Roshawn Little is going into her junior […]

Gen Z Food Trends. Survey Results!

Y-Pulse research shows made-to-order and hand-held foods popular across the board. Foods that are made to order or prepared where customers can see production are particularly appealing to Generation Z customers, according to the latest Y-Pulse survey, which delved into the similarities and differences between elementary, middle and high school students when it comes to […]

What Are The Eating Habits of Gen Z?

Keep an eye on the post-Millennials, the next important consumer demographic. Generation Z is the next demographic restaurant operators should be targeting. Millennials have apparently had their moment in the spotlight, but recent figures from Technomic suggest these 21- to 36-year-olds are visiting restaurants less frequently and trimming their spending—probably a reflection of settling down […]

[INFOGRAPHIC] Which Produce Should I Eat First?

Inspired by conversations on the Food52 Hotline, we’re sharing tips and tricks that make navigating all of our kitchens easier and more fun. Today: Stop letting your produce go to waste. Follow our guide for the week and enjoy your fruits and vegetables when they’re at their best. Which Produce Should I Eat First? For […]

Local schools hire Taher Food Service to serve lunches!

An annual contract was set up with a company, called Taher, to be the new lunch provider for Gering Public Schools and Scottsbluff Public Schools. Tim Meisner, business manager for Gering Public Schools, said that the new service provider was set up to provide better options for the children. “Going with Taher Food Service, we […]

What’s HOT from the School Nutrition Association’s Annual Convention?

The sun shone brightly over Salt Lake City as the School Nutrition Association’s 2015 Annual National Conference headed into its first full day Monday. Here’s what was hot as I traversed the exhibit hall floor with SNA Education Committee Chair Gay Anderson of the Brandon Valley School District in South Dakota.   1. Whole wheat […]

What to Eat to Get More Done in a Day [Infographic]: The Productivity Diet

What we eat has a direct impact on our performance at work. Want your mind (and your body) to perform optimally? Then you’ll need to practice good nutrition. While this concept is neither new nor revolutionary, it’s the ability to actually do it that’s eluding many of us. Why? One big roadblock is figuring out […]

Understanding Millennials And Dining

Since companies are aggressively competing for millennial mind share, it is extremely important to learn more about their habits and behaviors. Did you know that millennials make up 25% of the US population and have a total spending power of $2.45 trillion? With these incredible stats, it reveals key millennial habits as it relates to […]