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What's Cooking in 2024? Chartwells K12 Unveils Annual Top Ten Food Trends for Kids

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ask any student their favorite part of the school day and one answer is sure to rise to the top, lunchtime! Beyond enjoying time to connect with friends and recharging for the day ahead, kids are looking for meals that reflect what they're seeing at restaurants, in their community, and even online. To keep up with those evolving preferences, culinary experts and registered dietitians from Chartwells K12 used their insights from serving students at 4,500 schools across the country to identify the top 10 food trends for kids in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • "When we create new menu items or culinary programs, our focus is always on serving food that kids love to eat," said Chef Peter Gilhooly, Vice President – Culinary, Chartwells K12.
  • Chartwells K12's top 10 food trends for kids for 2024 are:
    I Dip, You Dip, We Dip!
  • – Dips jazz up snacks and meals with extra flavor and texture, and even have kids eating more veggies.
  • Chartwells K12 assembled its fourth annual food trends for kids list drawing on decades of experience and expertise in understanding children's food preferences, coupled with data from serving over 2 million meals a day in school districts across nearly 40 states.

Lidia Bastianich, Al Roker and Roberto Serrini win big at the 2023 Taste Awards bringing new flavor to food programming

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Monday, March 20, 2023

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2023 TASTE AWARDS brings some surprise celebration to the exciting world of food programming, announcing three big wins for celebrities and newcomers alike. This year awards the prestigious ANDREW ZIMMERN DISCOVERY AWARD, which honors the mission to discover new cultures, new flavors, or new talent, to celebrity chef and long time culinary master LIDIA BASTIANICH. The Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business accepted the award in person at the gala event held in Beverly Hills the day after the Oscars.

Key Points: 
  • The TASTE AWARDS are pleased to announce that Bastianich, Roker and Serrini have all won big this year for new series that celebrates the food and travel world in unique and delicious ways.
  • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2023 TASTE AWARDS brings some surprise celebration to the exciting world of food programming, announcing three big wins for celebrities and newcomers alike.
  • Roker accepted the awards in person before flying back to announce the news to the nation the next morning on the Today Show.
  • The prestigious award came as a surprise to Serrini who said he was not trying to be funny at all.