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Veganuary and Beyond: Capitalizing on Growing Plant-Based Trend

Modern Restaurant Management

Veganuary—the practice of going vegan for the first month of the year—began in 2014 and its numbers have doubled each year. So far, his hunch proven right and his sauce featuring a mix of coconut milk, nutritional yeast and a proprietary spice blend has been sought after by vegans and non-vegans alike.

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Celebrating Ryan Conklin: AHF Leader & IFMA Silver Plate Award Honoree

AHF

AHF would like to congratulate AHF past-president, Ryan Conklin, Director & Executive Chef Culinary and Nutrition Services at UNC Health Rex, on being award the prestigious 2025 Silver Plate Award by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) for healthcare.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

to improve the nutritional quality of their menus by eliminating processed meat such as bacon and hot dogs and making plant-based options available. Plant Forward Plates features over 40 recipes scaled up to 100 servings, therapeutic menu plans, HACCP instructions, nutritional analysis and food-ordering guides to match the scaled recipes.

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Q&A with Kristie Middleton, VP for Rebellyous Foods

Total Food Service

Kristie’s commitment to plant-based nutrition shone through when she completed a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies in August 2014. Add the nutritional yeast, onion powder, salt, and garlic powder and blend thoroughly.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

Modern Restaurant Management

The partnership aligns Clean Juice’s core values of healthy, clean living with a focus on raising the nutritional and educational value of organic food and beverage choices available to consumers across the nation. ” “It has been rewarding to be part of Just Salad’s journey since the start of our partnership in 2014.

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Fueling Success: Common Problems and Solutions in School Lunches

LTI, Inc.

While this may not impact the variety and nutritional balance of planned meals, it could lead to fiscal deficits if students start avoiding great foods they don’t want to eat out of boredom. Students who opt to skip out on meals altogether or seek junk food can miss out on crucial nutrition during this time of peak growth.

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Prescription For Change: Consumer Perceptions Of Weight Loss Medications

FoodInsight

The advent of GLP-1 receptor agonists in 2014, and their increased use in recent years, revolutionized obesity treatment. Nutrition science, as well as consumer insights, will continue to be critical to supporting Americans in building the healthiest dietary patterns possible and feeling good in their skin.