Month: June 2020

Around the Table: Episodes 3 & 4 Recap

Around the Table is an original collaborative broadcast, aired Live on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. ATT pulls together esteemed panelists that discuss topics ranging from healthy eating, the importance of community, balances within the mind and body, and how Plates as a platform can assist Diners and Chefs in leading healthier, happier lifestyles. …

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Plates: The Food Sharing Platform To Grow Your Business & Ignite Your Community

Joining our family as a “food creator” sets you up for three distinct possibilities Starting a business is hard. Keeping it alive is even harder. According to the Small Business Administration, about two-thirds of all newly minted businesses survive their two-year mark and only half make it to year five. The SBA also suggests that a company’s failure …

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Chef Spotlight: Billy Mushock, the Lehigh Valley Creative

It was near the end of the culinary program at Northampton Community College when a contest was announced. Only a select few students were chosen to compete in a Chopped-style competition where students had to turn ten ingredients into a three course meal. Billy Mushock was amongst the three winners of the competition; rewarded with …

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Industry Roundup: Building Healthy Neighborhoods and the Local Food Economy

Welcome back to another industry roundup from Plates where we pick out some of the important news of the week ahead of our next episode of Around the Table. This week we are focusing on building healthy communities and supporting local businesses. Supporting the health and growth of local food businesses are building blocks of …

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COVID-19, Food Waste & What We Can Do About It Right Now

While the emergence of COVID-19 has introduced a new host of concerns for our global society, its presence also impacts preexisting ones. The issue of food waste has only grown in size because of the outbreak, creating conditions that limit the business of food supply and production. What has COVID-19 done to Food Businesses? Agricultural …

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