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We are looking for foodservice heroes…

Do you have a member of your foodservice staff who has performed beyond the call of duty over the past year? Nominate him or her to be a Foodservice Hero to be featured by Food Management in May.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

March 2, 2023

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Do you have a member of your foodservice staff who has performed beyond the call of duty over the past year? You can nominate him or her to be a Foodservice Hero to be featured by Food Management in a special editorial package coming in May.

Food Management has been recognizing exemplary performance by under-the-radar staff in onsite dining programs since 2020, when the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus prompted us to highlight the heroic contributions of staff working under trying conditions to continue to serve customers.

Now, though the pandemic conditions may have receded, other challenges have taken its place, providing opportunities for individuals to step up to meet them.

Any individual working in an onsite dining environment is eligible, from servers and kitchen staff to supervisors, managers and chefs, but we especially want to hear about unit-level, frontline individuals who are the face of our industry to most customers and who often have had to go the extra mile during this year of labor and supply chain issues.

The deadline for submitting nominations is April 14th. All nominations MUST include a photo of the individual being nominated to be eligible for inclusion.

The nomination form is here.

Address any questions about the competition to [email protected].

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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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