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The stage is set. It’s time to take your menu on world tour.
After a year spent social distancing, people everywhere are looking forward to an enjoyable return to in-person dining. Consumers are hungry for novel tastes and flavor experiences. With more information available at the click of button than ever before, consumers…
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Demand for plant-based proteins has taken root
More than ever before, Americans are considering the healthful impact of their choices when deciding where to dine. Whether it’s for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, they’re ordering menu items featuring plant-based alternatives. In a survey conducted by the International…
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Employee Spotlight: Tera LeGrand, Senior Food Scientist
Product development starts with ideas and inspirations, knowledge of industry trends, top-quality scientific resources and Senior Food Scientist, Tera LeGrand. She goes to work every day to cook up the innovative foods that customers place on their menus. The process…
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Congratulations Daryl Scott!
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Daryl Scott to the position of Chief Executive Officer for Surlean Foods. Daryl began working in the business at a young age, supporting the family business. He is a third-generation family member…
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See into the Future: Preview the Popular Trends of 2021
Everyone is pivoting in 2021. Across the changing landscape of our lives, everything is becoming more digital and more customizable. As our daily routines change, it’s only natural that our dining and dietary tastes change, too. Glimpses of future trends…
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A Few of Our Favorite Things: Comfort Foods Stay the Trend
After a turbulent year that impacted people both personally and professionally, 2021 began with a few causes for optimism. While the foodservice industry will face continuing challenges, new solutions are emerging. The future looks fresh and familiar, because people are…
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Employee Spotlight: Natalie Roesler VP of Innovation
Surlean Foods’ culture of continuous improvement led them, a few years ago, to hire a V.P. of Innovation instead of a V.P. of R&D. Natalie Roesler has been in the position for almost three years and talks about the differences…
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Healthy Food Trend: The Mediterranean Diet
It’s the beginning of a new year, and many of us are thinking about health and wellness. According to U.S. News & World Report, the Mediterranean diet ranked #1 in best diets overall in a 2020 poll. Cuisines from the…
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Mac n’ Cheese
Mac n’ cheese is an American favorite. It has all the qualities that make comfort food comforting – warm, creamy, cheesy, and completely crave-able. One would believe that American’s obsession with mac n’ cheese would level off, but it hasn’t.…
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Employee Spotlight: Sean Salinas, Director of Planning and Customer Service
Every company has someone in this position, but most people don’t know what they do, today we will find out. Sean Salinas has been on the Surlean Foods Team for ten years. He started as a Lab Technician in Surlean…
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