SAGE Manager Participates in Student Trip to Thailand
Team Member News, SAGE Community, One-on-One, Leadership
For the past two decades, Rachael Reigelman has been a leader for SAGE at Louisville Collegiate School. She’s so integral to the school community that she was chosen as a chaperone to travel to Thailand this past summer on a student trip. Rachael has been with SAGE since 2003, all of that time as the Food Service Director at Collegiate, a junior kindergarten-12th grade, coed independent day school in Louisville, Kentucky. One of the activities the school offers is...
On the Road with RDs: FNCE
Nutrition, Allergies, Menu Builder, One-on-One, Leadership
Hi there! We’re here again with another edition of our blog series, “On the Road with RDs,” where we invite you to follow along with our Dietitians as they visit venues, teach communities, and continue their education in the wide world of nutrition. This time, we’re joining two of our Registered Dietitians, Jessica Holler and Taylor Chan, on their recent trip to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' annual Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo™ (FNCE®, pronounced “fence-see”) in...
Q&A with SAGE Cofounders Tina & Paco Rodriguez
One-on-One, Leadership
SAGE was founded on May 22, 1990. To celebrate SAGE’s birthday, we sat down with cofounders Tina and Paco Rodriguez to talk about changes in the food industry, their most memorable achievements, the characteristics that have made them successful, and balancing work with parenting four kids! How did you get into food service? Tina: My grandmother was a spectacular chef and baker, and my love of cooking and food started there. Paco: My dad was a chef, waiter, maître d’...
Tapping into Our Roots: Rediscovering Community by Eating Locally
SAGE Community, Leadership
Now that school's winding down, most of our students have summer reading assignments— and they're not alone. SAGE has summer reading, too! We take our mission to "inspire minds" seriously, not only for the students at our schools, but also for our leadership across North America. That's why our District Managers and other leaders are assigned a book to read each summer. When school's back in session in the fall, they all get together to discuss key chapters and apply what they've learned to...
SAGE Leads in Allergy ADA Compliance
Safety, Allergies, Events, Technology, SAGE Community, Leadership
SAGE Co-Founder and CFO Tina Rodriguez and Director of Nutrition Lesley Vogel recently led a presentation at the National Business Officers Association (NBOA) 2016 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles entitled, “Food Allergies as Disabilities: Is Your Dining Program ADA Compliant?” Educators and other professionals who serve school-age children are keenly aware that food allergies are serious and on the rise. It is estimated that 1 in 13 children has a food allergy, and that number is growing. According to...
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