SugarCreek: Brandworthy Food Solutions

High school football games dominates Friday nights in Southwestern Ohio. Now new competitions are launching uber-smart high-school teams into technology based competitions. The Loveland Bionics Tigers are one such team that have excelled in winning local, state and regional robotic competitions. (SugarCreek is one of their sponsors!)

Doing your part to reduce waste doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, making a few small changes in your day-to-day life can make a big difference!  Consider joining SugarCreek in its effort to reduce waste in 2019 by participating in the following sustainable activities: 

SugarCreek is proud to announce that its food recovery project has received an Environmental Achievement Award from the North American Meat Institute (NAMI). The Environmental Achievement Award is awarded to companies that go above and beyond environmental compliance by successfully implementing an environmental program. The project placed third and was recognized as one of the best in Social and Economic Sustainability. The project was granted the award for its innovation, cost effectiveness, social significance and its positive effect on the environment.

Beekeepers have various strategies available to them to prepare their hives for winter. Read below to find out which methods SugarCreek’s beekeepers used this fall!

Fall is approaching, which means that the SugarCreek bees are busily preparing for winter. Bees are often associated with sunshine, warm weather, and bright colorful flowers. In actuality, they have to work just as hard in the winter as they do in the summer!

When you think of bee boxes, planting clover and wildflowers, SugarCreek may not be the first thing that comes to mind. As a food manufacturing company, our priorities are health, safety, and .. well ..  makin’ bacon, right? Right: making a quality product for our customers is our number one priority, but the reality is that SugarCreek would not be able to do what we do without bees. So, to say the least, we owe them a lot.

In an era when fast casual growth is beginning to slow and the segment faces increased competition from QSRs, convenience stores and ready-to-eat grocery brands, fast casual restaurants must find new ways to regain their competitive advantage. Sous vide protein choices could be the answer.

Incorporating sous vide prep gives fast casual chefs and managers the time they need to focus on food quality, value, and overall dining experience — 3 areas fast casual outlets must get right to outperform their less expensive competitors.

Today, let’s take an in-depth look at how sous vide cooking can help your restaurant in each area.

No matter what the goals of your restaurant chain may be, rest assured that you won't achieve them without customer satisfaction. There's not enough volume to depend on one-and-done visitors, so each facet of the company shares responsibility for coaxing those visitors back. Smart managers understand that while most operational work is done "behind the scenes," that work has a large impact — positive or negative —on that all-important customer satisfaction metric. Operational managers at all levels need to incorporate customer satisfaction into their workflow decisions, even if their actions don't have any direct and immediate customer impact.

There are three basic areas where restaurant operations and counter-level customer service overlap.