Reality Check Podcast

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Every week Reality Check will take an in-depth look at an issue or development affecting the food-away-from-home business, with ample dollops of analysis and opinion added to the mix. There may even be a dash or two of snark. But don’t expect a rehash of the headlines you may have seen elsewhere. Our bet is you’re likely to be surprised by the topics we bring up and explore.--About Peter Romeo As Managing Editor for IFMA The Food Away from Home Association, Romeo is responsible for generating the group's news and feature content. He brings more than 40 years of experience in covering restauran...

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What’s on the table for C&U foodservice this year? 23.02.2026 24:46

Long before Indian cuisine caught on in the foodservice mainstream, colleges and universities were regularly serving the Asian fare in their dining halls. You can say the same about plant-forward dishes, boba, stir fries, Mediterranean specialties, gluten-free choices, and a host of other selections that are now as common across the food-away-from-home universe as forks and spoons. So what’s next?...

Here’s a cheat sheet on what’s ahead for K-12 foodservice 23.02.2026 28:44

Even in the best of times, few food-away-from-home segments are as complicated and demanding as the K-12 market. And these are definitely not the best of times. In addition to the usual budgetary issues, school foodservice directors (FSDs) are facing major revisions of what the government is defining as “healthy,” or what should be on kids’ cafeteria trays. What’s that going to mean for the FSDs?...

How’s the MAHA movement look to someone who’s spent a career promoting health? 20.10.2025 27:16

Lisa Eberhart, a registered dietician with more than 20 years of experience in college-and-university foodservice, airs her take on the federal government’s trumpeted plan to improve the health of young people.

What’s ahead for the food-away-from-home business in 2026 17.09.2025 18:54

After an extraordinary year of chaos and uncertainty, what can the food-away-from-home business expect in 2026? In the industry’s first glimpse into what lies ahead, the head of insights, education and research for IFMA The Food Away from Home Association explains why the business needn’t panic. As Charlie McConnell has summarized it, the sky isn’t falling. He'll provide the color on why the indus...