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Join Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association at the table for conversations relating to Oregon’s restaurant and lodging industry. Host Greg Astley, ORLA’s Director of Government Affairs, speaks with industry leaders, policymakers, and business experts about challenges, opportunities, and successes in the world of Oregon hospitality.
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Thursday May 17, 2018
16: Food Waste Stops With Me
Thursday May 17, 2018
Thursday May 17, 2018
There are currently over 1,200 businesses composting in the Metro area. Hear from an Oregon hotel and a restaurant owner about how diverting food waste from the landfill brings financial gains, changes company culture, and makes business sense.
Guests:
Alex Bertolucci, Green Business Advisor, Washington County
Scott Youngblood, Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland, Washington Square
Punky Scott, The Bomber Restaurant and Catering
Guest host: Lori Little, Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association
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Wednesday May 02, 2018
15: Northwest Food Show Special Edition
Wednesday May 02, 2018
Wednesday May 02, 2018
The floor was bustling at the Northwest Food Show, April 22-23 at the Portland Expo Center. Between zesty chef cooking demos and cutting-edge ed seminars, we invited celebrity guests and show participants to give us a taste of what’s going on in their slice of the industry. Listen in for bites on food waste prevention, agricultural economies, fostering the next generation of culinary professionals, and plant-based cheese. Hear about the relationship that launched Ox Restaurant, feeling fed with gluten-free, the future of Pok Pok, blending media types for better business, and how you can partner with the Oregon Food Bank.
Guests:
0:20 - Pam Peck, Resource Conservation and Recycling Manager, Metro
6:50 - Chef Rick Bayless, Frontera Farmer Foundation
18:14 - Chef Andrew Hunter, Foster Farms
26:24 - Chef Heidi Lovig, Heidi Ho! Organics
35:50 - Chefs Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, Ox Restaurant and Bistro Agnes
44:26 - Phebe Rossi, Founder, Nuflours
51:03 - Chef Andy Ricker, Pok Pok
1:01:52 - Ben Powers, CEO, Visiting Media
1:16:22 - Sharon McFadden, Food Resource Developer, Oregon Food Bank
Website mentioned:
www.foodwastestopswithme.org