By Jason Stemm (@NYCubsFan) I love the Olympics. Every four years we see the most talented athletes in the world compete, hoping their skill, timing and focus converge at just the right moment to be a champion. Restaurant operators are not new to this pressure to perform, even if the stakes aren’t quite as high [...]
Author Archives: Jason Stemm
Mickey’s Nutrition Makeover
June 7, 2012 – 2:54 pm
By Jason Stemm (@NYCubsFan As the senate prepares to debate a new farm bill and food advocates are clamoring for a larger piece of the pie to go to specialty crops (think sweet corn and blueberries) rather than commodity crops (think wheat and corn for processing), Walt Disney Co. made an announcement that will cause [...]
America Rising for Breakfast
May 31, 2012 – 2:00 pm
By Jason Stemm @NYCubsFan Breakfast is back! Our mothers always told us it was the most important meal of the day, and it looks like we are finally starting to catch on. Whether it is for weight management, health, energy or alertness, more Americans are eating breakfast. Still, however, less than half of Americans are [...]
5 Restaurant Food Trends from NRA
May 10, 2012 – 2:47 pm
By Jason Stemm The annual restaurant show in Chicago offers a peak into the future if you know where to look. Smoked basmati rice, zero calorie noodles and All-Natural/Gluten-Free everything align with current trends, but where are things heading? Here are 5 areas to watch out for in 2012. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Nancy Kruse’s [...]
What’s Old is New Again
April 26, 2012 – 2:00 pm
Last weekend, while getting dressed like an extra from the Broadway show Newsies for a 20’s-themed surprise party at the Manhattan club Prohibition, my thoughts drifted to the resurgence of trends and nostalgia for times past. Bell bottoms, leg warmers and moon boots have all had their questionable rises and returns to cultural popularity. Food [...]
IACP Ready to Take Bite Out of the Big Apple
March 29, 2012 – 2:00 pm
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) will converge on New York City for its annual conference this weekend. The “Fashion of Food” is this year’s theme, looking at food beyond just sustenance. Truly it can be appreciated on many levels for its flavor, aesthetics, texture and even the story behind how it arrived on [...]
Feeling Slimed by Food Labeling?
March 22, 2012 – 2:56 pm
By now you have probably heard of “finely textured beef” or at least its more popular name, “pink slime,” which has been in our ground beef for years, and recently brought to public attention. In fact, unless you have only consumed organic ground beef, you have probably ingested it. J.M. Hirsch did a great job [...]
Strong Perimeter Offense Key to Grocery Marketing
March 15, 2012 – 2:00 pm
By Jason Stemm By some estimates, $175 million will be lost by employers in the next two days due to lower productivity resulting from the start of the NCAA tournament. Hopefully this blog post opened for you despite all the bandwidth being used by your coworkers streaming live hoops action. In the Big Dance, smart [...]
Are Twinkies the Next Tobacco?
December 15, 2011 – 3:00 pm
By Jason Stemm (@NYCubsFan) What do Tony the Tiger and Joe Camel have in common? The question has been battled out in Washington over the last two years, under the radar of budget cuts and debt defaults. Millions of lobbying dollars have been spent by the food manufacturing industry to limit and even eliminate legislation [...]
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