Katja Beck

Commercial foodservice spaces can be found everywhere.  Think office buildings, hospitals, hotels, sport facilities, museums, colleges…the list goes on.  Kitchens, serveries, food halls, coffee houses, restaurants, grab & go stations, and more cook, produce, and offer food no matter where we find ourselves. Unless you are part of the architectural and construction community, you probably […]

We all love sunshine, but it seems recent extreme weather events have us on a collision course with Mother Nature when it comes to protecting our communities from the non-discriminating storm ravages we continue to see.  Will bad weather affect your foodservice operation and if so, how?  It’s true, you can’t wish away the weather, […]

You might have seen them at your local quick service pizza restaurant.  On-call vending machines that hold your pre-ordered meal and let you pick up your dinner within a certain window of time.  These food lockers, or cubbies for short, offer contact-free food ordering and pick up with ease…and without hassle or long wait times.  […]

Hunger.  It’s real.  It’s in our society.  And whether you know it or not, it affects college students at an alarming rate.  It’s called food insecurity….it sounds less threatening, but sadly, many students face this dilemma one or more times during their studies. We can discuss the why’s of how this is happening.  Continuously rising […]