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Blount Fine Foods Corporate Executive Chef Jeff Wirtz

Q&A: Jeff Wirtz, Blount Fine Foods

A corporate executive chef’s perspective on soups, stews
January 8, 2016

Prepared Foods talks with Jeff Wirtz, corporate executive chef at Blount Fine Foods.


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Hand-Held Foods: A Corporate Executive Chef’s Perspective

A conversation with Michele Sampson, a corporate executive chef with Nestlé Professional
October 13, 2015

Prepared Foods talks with Michele Sampson, a corporate executive chef with Nestlé Professional.


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Ethnic Breads: A Marketing Manager’s Perspective

Rich’s Products introduced Our Specialty Flatbreads, a line of prepackaged flatbreads that retailers merchandise in the in-store bakery department
September 10, 2015

Prepared Foods talks with John Furey, senior marketing manager for Breads and Rolls, In-Store Bakery Division, Rich Products Corporation.


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Exclusive Q&A: Jason Henderson, Captain D’s

A restaurant product developer’s perspective
August 13, 2015

Prepared Foods talks with Jason Henderson, vice president-product innovation at Captain D’s, a Nashville, Tenn.-based seafood restaurant chain with more than 500 units nationwide.


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Barbecue meats, sauces and flavors: a chef’s perspective

Prepared Foods talks with Andy Husbands, an award-winning chef, author and television personality
July 13, 2015

Prepared Foods talks with Andy Husbands, an award-winning chef, author and television personality as well as executive chef-owner of the Tremont 647 and Sister Sorel restaurants in Boston.


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First Person

Prepared Soups & Side Dishes: A Corporate Executive Chef’s Perspective

April 6, 2015
Editor’s note: Prepared Foods talks with Jeff Wirtz, corporate executive chef at Blount Fine Foods, a Fall River, Mass., processor of fresh and frozen soups, sides, sauces and entrees.
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A Chef’s Take on Breakfast Foods

Prepared Foods talks breakfast taste trends with Christopher Hansen, corporate executive chef for OSI Group LLC, a $6 billion global meat and prepared foods processor and supplier to foodservice, contract and private label channels.
March 23, 2015
Prepared Foods talks breakfast with Christopher Hansen, corporate executive chef for OSI Group LLC. OSI Group, Aurora, Ill., is a $6 billion global meat and prepared foods processor and supplier to foodservice, contract and private label channels.
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Corporate Chef Perspective

Prepared Foods talks about food trucks and street food with Christopher Hansen, corporate executive chef at OSI Group LLC, Aurora, Ill. OSI is a global processor-supplier of prepared meat proteins, entrées and side dishes.
March 6, 2015
Prepared Foods talks about food trucks and street food with Christopher Hansen, corporate executive chef at OSI Group LLC, Aurora, Ill. OSI is a global processor-supplier of prepared meat proteins, entrées and side dishes.
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Culinary Creations: First Person

Ethnic comfort foods

Prepared Foods talks menu and food formulation trends with Brett Curtis, CEC, corporate chef, business manager and channel sales manager with Nestlé Professional.
July 17, 2014
Prepared Foods talks menu and food formulation trends with Brett Curtis, CEC, corporate chef, business manager and channel sales manager with Nestlé Professional.
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A Chef Speaks! Q&A with Campbell’s Senior Chef David Landers

Campbell’s Culinary & Baking Institute merges menu trends with food formulation.
April 11, 2014
In this edition, Food for Thought talks with David Landers, senior chef for Campbell Soup’s Culinary & Baking Institute.
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