3. The American Culinary Federation
Chefs Association of Arizona, ACF AZ
“The Authority on Cooking in America”
The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), a professional,
organization for chefs and cooks, was founded in 1929 in New
York City by three chefs’ organizations: the Société Culinaire
Philanthropique, the Vatel Club and the Chefs de Cuisine
Association of America.
We are an organization based on promoting the professional
image of American chefs worldwide through education of
culinarians at all levels.
4. The American Culinary Federation
Chefs Association of Arizona, ACF AZ
ACF AZ Video
Introduction from
Chef Carlton Brooks
President of the ACF Arizona Chapter
5.
6. Connect and Engage with us !
• Website www.acfaz.org
• Facebook @acfchefsofaz
• Twitter @acfchefsofaz
• Linkedin Group
• YouTube
• National ACF
www.acfchefs
7. of nearly 1,800
professional
children’s nutrition and
local sourcing will be the
hottest trends on
restaurant menus this
coming year.
The chefs also identified
smartphone apps and
tablet computers as the
top technology trends.
In addition, 6 out of 10
chefs said they would
consider a food truck as
an entrepreneurial
business venture.
8. Top Macro Trends
Children’s Nutrition
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence
9. child nutrition history
Without a proper diet children can lack proper brain
development and may suffer from malnutrition.
– 1853 Children’s Aid Society
– 1946 President Harry Truman signed the National School Lunch Act
(NSLP)
– 1954 Special Milk Program authorized by Congress
– 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed the Child Nutrition Act (CNA)
(School Breakfast Program)
– 1970-1974 Child nutrition was reformed
– 1994 The Healthy Meals for Healthy American Act, Dietary
Guidelines
– 2003 The Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Pilot was launched
Source:USDA site for Nutrition Standard for Schools Meals
10. “What’s Hot in 2012 survey reflect the macro-trends we
have seen grow over the last several years,” National
Restaurant Association.
Joy Dubost, Ph.D, R.D., director of Nutrition & Healthy Living for the NRA.
The ACF Hottest Menu Trends in 2012
11. Public Awareness
• Cause & effect
• Public Awareness
• Notable documentaries
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in
those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which
to live.
13. The Healthy, Hunger-Free
Kids Act allows USDA, for the
first time in over 30 years,
opportunity to make real
reforms to the school lunch
and breakfast programs by
improving the critical nutrition
and hunger safety net for
millions of children.
14. Through the Healthy,
Hunger-Free Kids
Act championed by the First
Lady and signed by President
Obama, USDA is making the
first major changes in school
meals in 15 years, which
will help us raise a healthier
generation of children.
Source:USDA site for Nutrition Standard for Schools Meals
22. Technology has changed the front of the house
•Tablet computers & Smartphones
•ordering and processing data
•Reviews and ratings site
• Zagat, Gayot, Dine, Tripadvisor, Yelp,
Urbanspoon, Google Places
• Mobile Applications for everyone about every subject.
•iTunes, iPhone
•Google Play, Android
•Digital wine lists
•Videos and photos for back of the house marketing
•WiFi – captures customer information
•Flatscreen TV’s
•Electronic picture frames
•Digital menu boards
23. Top 10 Menu Trends
Locally sourced meats and seafood
24. What is local?
Local food or the local food movement is a
"collaborative effort to build more locally based,
self-reliant food economies –
One in which sustainable food production,
processing, distribution, and consumption is
integrated to enhance the economic,
environmental and social health of a particular
place.
Source: Local Food Wikipedia
35. Top 10 Menu Trends
Children’s Nutrition as a Culinary
Theme
36. Top 10 Menu Trends
Children’s Nutrition as a Culinary
Theme
37. Top 10 Menu Trends
Gluten-free / Food Allergy Awareness
38. Top 10 Menu Trends
Gluten-free / Food Allergy Awareness
39. Top 10 Menu Trends
Gluten-free / Food Allergy Awareness
40. Top 10 Menu Trends
Gluten-free / Food Allergy Awareness
Kitchens With Confidence is a
service company that assists the
hospitality industry with the special
needs of diners with food allergies or
intolerance’s and gluten challenges.
41. Top 10 Menu Trends
Gluten-free / Food Allergy Awareness
Gluten- free and allergy free
dining is the fastest growing
market in the restaurant
industry from increased
diagnosis of allergies, ACF Certified Program
intolerances, and celiac
disease. Completion of this
live, online training will permit
you to accommodate existing
diners and attract new ones.
42. Top 10 Menu Trends
Gluten-free / Food Allergy Awareness
43. Top 10 Menu Trends
Locally Produced Wine & Spirits
44. Top 10 Menu Trends
Locally Produced Wine & Spirits
45. Top 10 Menu Trends
Locally Produced Wine & Spirits
“The top menu trends we’re seeing in our What’s Hot in 2012 survey reflect the macro-trends we have seen grow over the last several years,” said Joy Dubost, Ph.D, R.D., director of Nutrition & Healthy Living for the National Restaurant Association. “Nutrition—especially when it comes to children—is becoming a major focus for the nation’s nearly one million restaurants, in tune with consumers’ increasing interest in healthful eating.”“Local sourcing of everything—from meat and fish, to produce, to alcoholic beverages—is another big trend for 2012. Local farms and food producers have become an important source of ingredients for chefs and restaurateurs wishing to support the members of their business community and highlight seasonal ingredients on menus,” Dubost added.“The American Culinary Federation has a long history of working with families to ensure that children receive adequate nutrition, so we are delighted that chefs have chosen to include healthful kids meals in the top 10 menu trends for 2012,” said Michael Ty, CEC, AAC, ACF national president. “We are also pleased to see an emphasis on local sourcing across major ingredient categories, including produce, a vital component of children’s diets.”
The act established the School Breakfast Program, a federally assisted meal program that provides low-cost or free breakfasts to children in public and non-profit schools as well as child care institutions.
Cause & Effect Supersize Me 2004 While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.The Future of Food 2004 THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade.FOOD, INC. 2008 An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.Food Matters 2008 Food Matter examines how the food we eat can help or hurt our health. Nutritionists, naturopaths, doctors, and journalists weigh in on topics organic food, food safety, raw foodism, and nutritional therapy.Forks over Knives 2011 Examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.Earthlings 2005 Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, EARTHLINGS chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.Tapped 2009 Examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.Blue Gold 2008 Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive. Past civilizations have collapsed from poor water management. Can the human race survive?
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/legislation/CNR_memo.pdfDecember 17, 2010President Obama Signs the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010We are very pleased to announce that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (the Act), Public Law 111-296, was signed into law by the President on December 13, 2010. The Act makes many important improvements to the Child Nutrition Programs that serve millions of children across our country each day. The Act provides for improved access to nutrition assistance through program expansion, outreach, and provisions that make it easier for children to get nutritious meals when they are away from home. The Act will not only improve the nutrition quality of school meals, but will improve the entire nutrition environment in schools. The Act will enhance our understanding of the causes and consequences of hunger and food insecurity among children and will help inform future policy decisions on effective means of program delivery. The Act also will help advance the goal of solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation, which is at the heart of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative. Implementation Plan: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/legislation/implementation_actions.pdf
Local sourcing can not only be cost effective, it can help build community tiesAccording to research 30% of shoppers had bought locally produced food in the past monthLocal sourcing has been a growing trend recently, flying in the face of the benefits of international sourcing that many retailers have previously favored.Today it is a balance of both: international sourcing to provide the mass volume a retailer needs and local sourcing to add a point of difference, or to meet customers’ environmental and ethical demands for products sourced closer to home.For grocers, local sourcing has become an established sales strategy with locally produced goods making up an increasing balance of their business.But as much as customers may enjoy the idea of supporting local suppliers, it means little if there is a substantial price difference. Therefore in today’s climate, cost-effective local sourcing remains more important than ever.
Chipotle video: AS CONSUMERS BECOME MORE AND MORE INTERESTED IN HOW THEIR FOOD IS GROWN, PROCESSED AND BROUGHT TO THE MARKET, THE FOOD SYSTEM MUST INSURE IT IS DOING THE RIGHT THINGS IN THE RIGHT WAY THAT BUILDS TRUST
Smart Phones have connected us to our students, customers and suppliers in ways we never imagined
Technology has changed every aspect of food service- both Back of the House and Front of the House.
Demographics; those who want to know where their food comes and who grew it. Compare the Starbucks effect Community-supported agriculture is an alternative, locally-based socio-economic model of agriculture and food distribution.
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