Mushroom Council

The frozen food department is roughly the same size as the fresh produce department, with annual sales of more than $84 billion, according to Circana. Meals represent more than one-third of total frozen food sales, at $28.4 billion. This includes frozen entrees, like this delicious chicken and mushroom pie, as well as pizza and breakfast foods. Frozen pizzas are performing especially well, with dollars up 1.8% over the past year. For more merchandising inspiration, visit www.mushroomcouncil.org! #Mushrooms #FrozenPizza #RetailStats #MushroomsAtRetail

Where can you celebrate #MushroomMonday each week? Try one of these restaurants—from fast casual to family style! ✅ Try the Famous Rigatoni D at Maggiano's Little Italy, featuring herb roasted chicken, mushrooms, caramelized onions in a Marsala cream sauce. ✅ Start your morning right at Corner Bakery with their Garden Gate Scrambler. Made with spinach, red bell peppers, mushrooms and cheddar cheese. It's not your everyday garden-variety breakfast! ✅ Order the Route 66 at Johnny Rockets! A fresh, never frozen, certified angus beef patty topped with swiss cheese, grilled mushrooms, caramelized onions and mayo. Where will you dine this Mushroom Monday? #MushroomMonday #Mushrooms #MushroomsOnTheMenu

The Mushroom Council will be exhibiting at the highly anticipated Family Child Care Conference hosted by The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) in St. Louis from July 25th to 27th, 2024. We hope to educate this network of educators and partners, who play an instrumental and important role in family child care (FCC), on the many benefits of including mushrooms in their meal plans. Whether at home, daycare, school or beyond, mushrooms are an excellent option any time of day – they're nutritious, delicious, versatile, cost-effective, available year-round, and sustainably produced. Learn more about mushrooms and access our child care resources, including recipes, fun activity ideas, educational lessons, and more, on our website: https://lnkd.in/eB5UK97G We look forward to meeting you at next week's #NAFCCConference! #NAFCC #FamilyChildCare #NAFCCThrive24 #NAFCCConference #KidsEatMushrooms2

Taco Tuesday, meet your match — #MushroomMonday is here! Cleveland’s culinary scene is embracing the mushroom craze, thanks to a collaboration between local chefs and The Mushroom Council. Chef Daikel Holton of Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern in Twinsburg, Ohio, is one of the pioneers, featuring dishes like Mushroom and Fontina Ravioli with Basil Pesto Cream in the new Mushroom Monday recipe book by Cleveland Independents. Don't miss this insightful interview with Chef Holton and Pam Smith, RDN of the Mushroom Council: https://lnkd.in/gZMHdE-Q #Mushrooms #MushroomsOnTheMenu #MushroomTrends

So excited to bring a deep-dive culinary demo and tasting of delicious, nutritious and sustainable mushrooms to our collaborative session at NACUFS! Please join us! #mushroommonday Mushroom Council Andrew Hunter

According to Circana broadline distributors represent about 41% of the total foodservice volume. Broadliners move more than 91 million pounds of #mushrooms a year up from 69 million pounds in 2020. ➡️ Full-service restaurants (FSRs) represent 56.3% of mushroom pounds sold through the broadliners, down from 60% in 2019 ➡️ Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) represent 27.4% of broadliner mushroom sales, up from 22.0% in 2019 ➡️ Other growing channels are non-commercial, college dining and senior living. Within FSR broadliner mushroom pound sales, #pizza restaurants are the second-largest seller behind bars and grills, representing nearly 12% of pounds. This share is unchanged over the past few years. For more foodservice insights, visit www.mushroomcouncil.org! #MushroomsOnTheMenu #Mushrooms #Foodservice

The Mushroom Council is excited to be exhibiting at the school nutrition event of the year—The 2024 School Nutrition Association's Annual National Conference in Boston, July 14th to 16th, 2024. Visit our team at booth #333 where we will be sampling #RealSchoolRecipes created by child nutrition professional across the country. As the 2024-2025 school year begins, we're cooking up great resources for you and your team to use. From breakfast to snacks, Mushrooms in Schools has proven school meal recipes, grab-and-go package labels, training, and more at your disposal. Find it all on our website: https://lnkd.in/ePgRipi We look forward to meeting you at #SNC24 and #ShapingTomorrowTogether! #SNAANC #MushroomsInSchools #KidsEatMushrooms2 #RealSchoolRecipes

Summer is the perfect time to fire up the grill and expand your promotions with the addition of mushrooms! As consumers buy local, seasonal crops like sweet corn and watermelons, why not include mushrooms in your BBQ season offerings? Perfect for skewers, sautés, or even as a center of the plate, mushrooms bring versatility and flavor to consumers' backyard BBQs. Promote mushrooms alongside your grilling staples and watch them become a go-to ingredient for summer cookouts. Learn more about grilling season opportunities on FreshPlaza: https://lnkd.in/g3-yUvBP #MushroomsInTheNews #MushroomTrends #MushroomsOnTheMenu

According to Circana broadline distributors represent about 41% of the total foodservice volume. Broadliners move more than 91 million pounds of mushrooms a year up from 69 million pounds in 2020. ➡️ Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) represent 27.4% of broadliner mushroom sales, up from 22.0% in 2019. This equates to 25 million pounds sold annually. ➡️ #Pizza and Italian restaurants are the number one channel within QSRs with a share of 39.4% of pounds. This is up from 35.5% in 2021. For more foodservice insights, visit www.mushroomcouncil.org! #MushroomsOnTheMenu #FoodDistributors #QSR

Mushroom Monday is a fun way to inspire your clients to make mushrooms a part of their Monday meals for a healthier start to the week. Encourage your clients with these five nutrition facts! 1️⃣ Mushrooms are low in calories, fat free, cholesterol free, gluten free and very low in sodium. 2️⃣ Mushrooms are a nutritional powerhouse and contain more than 12 vitamins and minerals. 3️⃣ Mushrooms play in important role in feeding your immune system. There are a variety of micronutrients that are important for supporting a healthy immune system, including selenium and vitamins D and B6, which can be found in mushrooms. 4️⃣ Mushrooms are the only source of vitamin D in the produce aisle. Just five UV-light exposed white, raw mushrooms (90g) contain more than a full day’s recommended allowance (118%) of vitamin D. 5️⃣ Mushrooms can be food for a better mood. Mushrooms are an excellent source of niacin, a nutrient shown to improve mood disorders. Learn more about mushrooms and gain access to our #MushroomMonday RD resources in our July Nutrition News About Mushrooms newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gfzpddtC #RegisteredDietitians #Mushrooms #MushroomNutrition