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Ethnic Food Trends - any experts or resources out there?

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How do you make a Hormone?

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Technology and the Food Business

Posted on October 16, 2009 at 6:19am 4 Comments 0 Likes

In every facet of life today, technology's role is becoming more prevalent. Facebook and Twitter are now mainstream. "There's an app for that" has become a moniker more popular than "can you hear me now?" Pizza chains and fast casual concepts are adding successful features - now not only can you order your pizza online, but you can do it from your mobile phone, AND you can track it just like a FedEx package. That's right, from the moment you place the order you can see when… Continue

Devil's in the Details - You've Got To Outsmart the Label

Posted on July 24, 2009 at 2:49pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

Nutrition labels are better than the alternative - no nutrition labels. But like many things in these times, loopholes and deceptive tactics can mislead those who aren't paying attention.

Of course there are honest mistakes that slip through too - I read about a case where a jar of spaghetti sauce had 2 components that were 1 and 4 grams of carbs respectively. In the bold print above announcing the Total carbs said 2 grams. The manufacturer admitted and corrected the error, but that… Continue

Stricter Food Labels - weigh in

Posted on February 19, 2009 at 6:17am 7 Comments 0 Likes

Obama's administration is wasting no time implementing programs and policies it deems important. The latest news emphasizes new labeling guidelines established by the new administration. These rules touch those of us in the food industry and I am curious to know your views. As a consumer, I find great value in the new effort to identify where products are coming from - I believe the supply chain should be transparent to the end user. As a business professional in the food industry, I can see an… Continue

Restaurant Gift Card Programs

Posted on September 26, 2008 at 7:08am 9 Comments 0 Likes

I've worked successfully on these programs for several independent and chain restaurants. Given the economy and that we're all looking for new ways to drive customers into restaurants... take another look at how this works:

Is your gift card program working for you? Do you have a gift card program? Is it creating loyalty and incrementally driving new customers to your restaurant, or are you spinning your wheels trying to figure out how to meet minimum card runs with your… Continue

Labeling law to protect against cloning risk

Posted on January 28, 2008 at 6:18am 0 Comments 0 Likes

The following article describes how the state of California is reacting to the recent FDA claim that food and dairy products from cloned animals are safe for human consumption. Should other states jump on California's band wagon? What does this mean for the FDA's integrity and future as the authority on US Food Supply?

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Zip Code: 30319

Title: Vice President - Southeast

Company: Anderson Daymon Worldwide

Website: http://www.adww.com

Restaurant Segment: Not Applicable

I work at the unit level and my role is: Not Applicable

I work at the corporate level and my functional area is: Operations

I work for the foodservice industry and my profession is: Broker / Food

In which categories do you purchase, or specify the purchase of products for your organization?: Chemicals, Dry Goods, Fresh Foods, Frozen Foods, Liquor / Wine / Beer, Paper Goods

Interests: Buying/Selling a Business, Career Advancement, Consulting, Discovering New Food, Discovering New Wines, Making Friends, Networking, Organic Foods

Personal Quote: The harder the climb, the more rewarding the view.

Biography: Executive level manager currently overseeing a sales team responsible for over $200 million worth of sales to Costco. Direct experience with identifying and solidifying sales opportunities, team building, managing people. Creating dynamic teams to perform at elevated levels is our success story. Goals are to reach new levels of responsibility and performance in personal and professional life - the harder the climb the more rewarding the view!

Specialties:
Competitive analysis, Industry Consulting, Managing people, Growing sales, Making Presentations, over 17 years of Costco expertise.

Years in the Industry: 22

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At 3:35pm on October 8, 2009, Alyson Mar, RD said…: This is a great article! Thanks for it. Hope everything is going well with you.

At 11:04am on July 24, 2009, Alyson Mar, RD said…: Hi Mark,

Thanks for the connection and great insight. You're definitely right, but I suppose there always has to be two sides to every topic, especially when it comes to legislation. I definitely see empowering customers to make healthy eating choices and informing them as a strong marketing tool and a way to keep the industry "honest." At the same time, I could see how restaurants would oppose menu labeling, especially with continually having to update menus and not knowing the resources there are out there. I will definitely be taking a look at your blogs today. Look forward to talking to you more!

Alyson
FoodCalc

At 8:23am on November 19, 2008, Dana A. Romero said…: Welcome to the Cheese group. I hope you enjoy our discussions on the cheese of the week and join in with your input.

At 9:45am on May 8, 2008, Andy Swingley said…: Mark, thanks so much for joining the Leadership group. I hope you find some info that helps you with what you need. We currently have a contest for posting your "Best Practice" of leadership in the group. Check out my blog on winning $100 and 10,000 points.

I hope you can participate!

Thanks again and have a great day!

At 10:39am on May 6, 2008, Seth Olsen said…: Thanks Mark.

Looking forward to working with many partners in the community. I know I can help businesses get to the next level with creative strategies using new technologies.

At 2:53pm on May 3, 2008, Carolina Brook said…: Ooops, my number......
(540) 958-3486

At 2:52pm on May 3, 2008, Carolina Brook said…: Hey Mark,
I'm back!!!!! Arrived this morning from Brasil, we had a Blass and did some very good business.
I hope you had a good trip your self.
Give me a call, so we can get together soem time.

At 5:30am on April 22, 2008, Carolina Brook said…: Hi Mark,
I'm a beverage distributor looking for contacts in the Atlanta area, as i am new here, just relocated from VA. Our product is MonaVie, one of the fastes growing Networking companies in the USA, and it is our big moment in Brasil right now, so i am heading to Brasil on April 25th, Doing Rio de Janeiro e Sao Paulo.
Please check out our website. http://www.monavie.com. We could meet some time, as I am in Atlanta area also, that way you could semple our product. Would love any advice you could offer. Thanks! Carol

At 1:47pm on March 24, 2008, Daryle T Davidson said…: Hello!

At 9:13pm on March 9, 2008, Kristen Siqueiros said…: Hi Mark! My name is Kristen and I just joined the Martini Lover's group so I wanted to say hi to a fellow member!