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FM announces 2021 Best Concept Award winners

Texas Tech University is named Best of Show alongside nine category winners.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

July 7, 2021

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Food Management has named Texas Tech University the winner of the Best of Show award in its 2021 Best Concept Awards program. Texas Tech and the winners in nine individual award categories will be showcased on at food-management.com this month.

Food Management magazine’s Best Concept Awards program is designed to recognize innovative and creative initiatives undertaken by onsite dining operations in the markets the magazine covers, including K-12 schools, colleges, healthcare facilities, business/industry locations and sports/entertainment venues. The awards are presented in various sub-categories covering the different aspects of onsite dining operations, such as menus, customer service initiatives and special events, plus an overall Best of Show award that recognizes overall achievement over an extended period.

Here are the 2021 Best Concept Award winners…

About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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