We're the only K-12 marketing agency with 6 owned media platforms reaching more than 90,000 school nutrition and foodservice professionals (50,000+ in school nutrition alone) — combined with a full-service team that delivers strategy, video, editorial, events, podcasts, design, and AI under one roof.
Book an Exploratory MeetingNxtGen Network is a full-service marketing agency and media company purpose-built for the K-12 foodservice, hospitality, and food & beverage industries. Founded by Marlon Gordon and headquartered in Tampa Bay, Florida, we are the only school nutrition marketing agency that operates both as a strategic partner to manufacturers and as a publisher of industry-leading content read and watched by tens of thousands of operators every month.
Most agencies competing for K-12 foodservice marketing budgets are outsourced social media vendors with no industry context. We're different. Our 21-person team spans seven departments — executive leadership, marketing strategy, editorial & publishing, sales & client partnerships, creative direction & design, video production, and events — which lets us deliver integrated campaigns no single-discipline shop can match.
From award-winning video production and long-form editorial to live event activations, podcasts, branding, and proprietary AI tools like AskJen.ai, NxtGen Network is the one partner K-12 food industry marketing leaders turn to when they need reach, relevance, and results in the same campaign.
Since 2018, we've launched platform after platform — from Served Digizine and First Taste TV to Ignite, Next Up Podcast, NxtGen Summits, NxtGen Masterclass, and #ThisIsSchoolMeals — each one built to move the K-12 foodservice industry forward.
Five structural advantages that separate NxtGen Network from every other school nutrition marketing agency — and why our client partnerships compound in value year after year.
Served Digizine (50K+ subscribers), Next Up Podcast (100+ episodes), First Taste TV (178K+ YouTube views), From the Show Floor (80+ episodes), Indulge Podcast, and The Reluctant CEO Podcast. No other K-12 foodservice marketing agency owns its own distribution.
Strategy, video production, editorial & publishing, event production, podcast production, social media, branding & design, and AI tools — built under one roof. Not a social-only vendor. Not a fractional team of freelancers.
Our team includes professionals with real backgrounds in school nutrition operations, K-12 foodservice procurement, and manufacturer marketing — not outsiders guessing at the category. We speak your stakeholders' language because we've lived their work.
Editorial and video work recognized across the foodservice marketing agency landscape. From docu-style brand stories to flagship digital magazines, our content is built to earn attention — not rent it.
Official partnerships and long-standing presence at SNA shows, ANC events, and state association conferences nationwide. When you work with NxtGen Network, you inherit a decade of relationships no newcomer K-12 food service marketing agency can replicate.
Because strategy, media, and creative live on the same team, we launch campaigns that move seamlessly from digital magazine feature to podcast episode to live show-floor activation — with one voice and one plan.
Real metrics from a real audience — built over years of consistent content, community, and category expertise.
Beyond client work, NxtGen Network drives industry-wide movements that shape how the world sees K-12 foodservice.
NxtGen Network collaborates with the USDA Food and Nutrition Services to highlight K-12 foodservice innovations through a dynamic video series and quarterly digizine, showcasing how industry leaders meet USDA standards while delivering healthy, delicious, and culturally relevant meals.
A national movement dedicated to redefining how the world sees school nutrition. Through powerful storytelling, real-life visuals, and voices from the frontline, the campaign highlights the innovation, care, and culinary excellence happening in school cafeterias every day.
When you partner with NxtGen Network, you're not buying ad impressions — you're earning editorial, audio, and video features across channels we've built and audiences we've earned.
Next Up, Indulge, and The Reluctant CEO — long-form audio for operators and industry leaders.
Our flagship digital magazine reaching 50,000+ school nutrition and foodservice subscribers.
80+ episodes of live coverage from SNA, ANC, and industry events nationwide.
K-12 compliant recipe content produced for operators, manufacturers, and district menu teams.
178K+ YouTube views and climbing — long-form video storytelling for food industry marketing.
Industry analysis, trend reporting, and operator insights from our editorial team.
One team, one strategy, ten integrated capabilities. Everything a modern K-12 marketing agency needs to move a brand from pitch deck to purchase order.
Content creation, community management, and paid amplification across every major platform.
Award-winning docu-style storytelling, brand films, product showcases, and event coverage.
Flagship Served Digizine plus branded content, long-form features, and industry reporting.
Ignite at ANC, NxtGen Summit, and NxtGen Masterclass — plus custom activations nationwide.
Full-service audio production from concept to distribution, across our network of 6+ shows.
Identity systems, campaign design, collateral, and creative direction for K-12 and foodservice brands.
AI-driven insights into USDA regulations, marketing, operations, and leadership training, procurement compliance, and even commodity processing.
Custom-branded podcasts and video series produced under your brand identity — from concept to final edit, with seamless integration into your marketing strategy.
Go-to-market roadmaps, brand positioning, campaign architecture, and competitive strategy — built by senior advisors with real K-12 foodservice and hospitality experience.
Foodservice intelligence, strategy, and execution powered by 15+ industry advisors and proprietary data from 13K+ school districts — connecting manufacturers and operators through a full-funnel advisory platform.
We're a team of strategists, editors, producers, designers, salespeople, and builders — structured across Executive Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Editorial & Publishing, Sales & Client Partnerships, Creative Direction & Design, Video Production, and Events. Every department is staffed by specialists with real K-12 foodservice and hospitality experience.
Three signature events — plus dozens of custom activations — that bring operators, manufacturers, and thought leaders face-to-face every year.
Our headline activation at ANC — a must-attend experience for the K-12 foodservice community.
Learn More Executive GatheringInvitation-only summit for senior operators and manufacturer executives shaping the category.
Learn More Professional DevelopmentHands-on training for marketers, operators, and culinary teams working in school nutrition.
Learn MoreFrom Fortune 500 manufacturers to school districts and national associations, these organizations trust NxtGen Network to tell their stories.
Let's talk about how NxtGen Network — the only integrated school nutrition marketing agency with its own 90,000+ subscriber base — can move your brand from introduction to industry staple.
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