Foodservice for Thought

Hello from the audio beyond! In this week's episode, Karey and Justin put their food exploration boots on and head out for some Caribbean and Indian food. Also, they discuss holiday traditions and why making your own tradition is a great idea!

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 Lee Hunzinger: @pizzalee33 on Insta

Foodservice for Thought

Justin Olivares

Karey Clements

Produced by FH&W

Karey and Justin talk all things pizza with Lee Hunzinger: styles, toppings and more.  Make sure to listen on a full stomach or you'll be running to the fridge.

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 Lee Hunzinger: @pizzalee33 on Insta

Foodservice for Thought

Justin Olivares

Karey Clements

Produced by FH&W

In this week's episode, Karey and Justin talk with Chef Joseph Randall II of Orion Culinary about his K-12 culinary consulting business, serving in Gulf War and more!

https://orionculinary.com

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Foodservice for Thought

Justin Olivares

Karey Clements

Produced by FH&W

Welcome back! In the first episode of the Daily Special from the FSFT podcast, Karey and Justin discuss their experiences with Thai food and Cuban food. They talk about the restaurants they visited, how their experience was and of course, what the food was like..hint, it was delicious!

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Foodservice for Thought

Justin Olivares

Karey Clements

Produced by FH&W

Welcome in and welcome back! Season 4 - Karey and Justin are beyond pumped to kick off the season with none other than John Hever. John, Karey and Justin talk all things Wine 101, how the Texas Hill Country has changed over the years, what the culinary scene is like there and what to expect in the near future. This is a MUST LISTEN episode.

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Foodservice for Thought

Justin Olivares

Karey Clements

Produced by FH&W

Short and sweet - a quick recap, preview of the summer and a thank you.


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Foodservice for Thought

Justin Olivares

Karey Clements

Produced by FH&W

Music by purple-planet.com

In this episode, Karey and Justin are delighted to sit down with Michael Francis, Assistant Director of Child Nutrition and the current President of TASN. We talk pandemic challenges, keeping TASN and the district running over the last 12 months AND, which actor would play him in a movie.

 BIO - Michael Francis is the Spring Branch ISD Child Nutrition Services Assistant Director. He has been in school nutrition for 12 years, but he his foodservice career actually started at Luby's Cafeteria while in college. 

 Michael loves to cook and is a video gamer for life.  He's a graduate of the University of Houston Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. 

Michael Francis:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-francis-b802ab54/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MFrancisCNS
Spring Branch ISD Child Nutrition
Texas Association of School Nutrition 

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In this episode, Karey and Justin break down quite possibly the weakest month of the year as it relates to National Food Days. But, we have some fun with and there are still some gems in there.

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Foodservice for Thought

Justin Olivares

Karey Clements

Produced by FH&W

In today's episode, Karey and Justin are excited to talk with Josh Allen of Companion Baking. He is the owner and founder of a successful and growing company offering quality, custom bread programs for restaurants, stores and businesses since 1993. Companion Baking also owns and operates a Cafe. If you are in the St. Louis area...check it out.  

We discuss the pivot his company made during the pandemic and of course, we Fire the Board.

Born and raised in St. Louis, MO, Allen was immersed in the food and baking industry from an early age. His great-grandfather founded Allen Foods, a well-known broadline food distributor with a large customer base across the Midwest. Allen spend much of his childhood delivering groceries to various foodservice operations, cleaning the freezers and sweeping the trucks for his family's business.

In 1991, Allen earned his degree in American Studies from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. Following graduation, Allen remained in the Bay Area working for various artisan bakers and grocery stores including Whole Foods Market and the Oakville Grocery Co., where he gained valuable baking experience and learned what it took to operate a business. 

With a dream of opening a baking facility of his own, Allen returned home to St. Louis in 1993 and  leased a small  corner of a manufacturing facility operated by his family to  create Companion Baking. He started with just six breads in Companion’s production line but gradually expanded the business, partnering with local and regional restaurants and grocery chains to build the customized bread programs Companion has become known for.

Today,  Companion’s award-winning bread is served in more than 400 restaurants, grocery stores, and businesses around the Midwest and  across the country. Allen credits his success to listening and nimbly adapting to his customers’ wants and needs.  In addition to their baking operations, Companion has two cafes in the St. Louis area and has expanded to offer a small line of pastries. 

Josh looks forward to continuing develop curated bread programs for regional and national multi-unit operators by helping them tell their story through bread. Outside Companion, Josh enjoys cycling, running and spending time with his five kids.

Companion Baking:
www.companionbaking.com
Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/companionbaker/
Facebook       https://www.facebook.com/Companionstl 

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In this episode, Karey and Justin talk about the National Food Days for the month of March - also, cohost Justin's birthday month. Cheers!

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Foodservice for Thought

Justin Olivares

Karey Clements

Produced by FH&W