CAFE NEWS
December 2, 2014

The Postsecondary Deans and Directors Retreat will be February 20-22, 2015, and has an outstanding lineup of presenters!

 

This year's theme:  "Measurements of Success" is all about the building blocks necessary for a successful college-level program.  Ari Weinzweig is our keynoter on Saturday morning and will lead us through exercises in both building a vision and managing ourselves.

 

 

Ari Weinzweig is CEO and co-founding partner of Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  The Zingerman's Community of Businesses (ZCoB) has annual sales approaching $50 million and includes Zingerman's Delicatessen, Zingerman's Bakehouse, Zingerman's Creamery, Zingerman's Mail Order, Zingerman's Coffee Company, Zingerman's Roadhouse, Zingerman's Candy Manufactory, Cornman Farms and ZingTrain--a training company that shares Zingerman's approach to business with like-minded organizations from around the world.  ZingTrain offers a variety of management training seminars in Ann Arbor, as well as customized workshops and presentations at client sites.

 

Ari's newest books are:

  • Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, Part One; A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Building a Great Business
  • Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, Part Two: A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Being a Better Leader
  • Zingerman's Guide to Giving Great Service
  • Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading series, of which Part 3 was released in December 2013.

 

This Retreat will also cover building blocks for an effective team, building a brand, building an on-line assessment program and more.

 

Hotel rates are $119+ per night which includes breakfast.  ACF continuing education hours are offered for all CAFÉ events.

 

The Retreat is an issues-driven event for those in charge of directing culinary arts/baking/pastry/hospitality programs.  We are limited to 50 attendees.

 

Go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/cafe-events/deans-and-directors-retreat  for online registration.  You can request to be billed or use a credit card.

 

Sign up before the holidays!  Make your travel plans now!  Go to http://www.cafemeetingplace.com/pdf/events/agenda_feb15.pdf

to see the agenda!

CAFÉ AWARD PROGRAM 

 

The Idaho Potato Commission and its annual Innovation Award recognizes programs and/or individuals who have designed a part of their program to be something different or something bigger than what was required.

 

The CAFÉ/Kendall College Green Award is an exciting boost each year to the many programs who have reached out to farmers or to new markets or to methods that all help us teach in a more sustainable fashion.

 

The (new) Sysco Educator of the Year Award is designed to recognize that individual who has gone above and beyond in their thinking, their energy, their devotion to foodservice education.

 

The (new) Unilever Foodsolutions Contest is recognizing that healthful food preparation is here to stay and we should recognize someone who can re-engineer a familiar recipe and then write a Lesson Plant to help other teachers with that same goal.

 

 

Go to www.CafeMeetingPlace.com for details of these Awards and Contests.  There are significant benefits and note that they are open to both high school and college-level programs and individuals!

 

Upcoming Schedule

 

February 20-22, 2015            

Deans and Directors Retreat

Hosted by Kendall College, Chicago

 

April 1, 2015
Deadline for Program and Instructor Awards and Scholarships. Go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/scholarships-awards  for more info
June 18-20, 2015

11th Annual CAFÉ Leadership Conference
 Hosted by Niagara Culinary Institute, Niagara Falls, NY
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