CAFE NEWS
January 26, 2015

Ari Weinzweig will keynote and lead a workshop during the Deans and Directors Retreat in Chicago, February 20-22nd.  Professionals travel to his training sessions in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from around the world.  We are fortunate to have him with us to set the tone for our building block theme.  He has just published his third book in a series having to do with building a great business.

 

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 was recognized in the 2006 Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America by the James Beard Foundation and is the author of a number of articles and books, including Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon (Zingerman's Press), Zingerman's Guide to Giving Great Service (Hyperion), and Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating (Houghton Mifflin).  Ari's newest books are Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, Part One; A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Building a Great Business and Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, Part Two: A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Being a Better Leader and Zingerman's Guide to Giving Great Service and the Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading series, of which Part 3 was released in December 2013.

 

What You Need to Know:

  • The full agenda can be found on line at  www.CafeMeetingPlace.com under the Events tab
  • The hotel block ($119+ per night) is good until January 30, 2015
  • You will receive ACF continuing education hours for the event
  • The speakers and topics are all developed with challenges that program leaders face
  • You can register by going on line to www.CafeMeetingPlace.com

AWARDS/CONTESTS AND OTHER WAYS TO PAY FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT!

 

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!

CAFÉ CALENDAR

 

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