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Insights, stories, and strategies from the frontlines of K-12 nutrition, foodservice innovation, and the brands shaping what students eat next.
NxtGen Network social media managers Rachel Dreslinski and Kariss Harvey share how they use AI every day, why student ambassadors carry the school meals message best, and what a program with 100 followers should do next.
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Next Up Podcast
Angie Kasselakis, RDN, has spent 25 years inside Miami-Dade County Public Schools. She shares how her team feeds 156,000 kids a day, removed food dyes and MSG before it was cool, and built a student ambassador program that is rewriting the menu.
Served Digizine
Served Digizine #48 goes beyond the lunch line — cooking up student engagement in the kitchen, the 2026 Innovation Awards, the Recipe Trendguide powered by NxtGen Network, and building culture through connection.
Next Up Podcast
Red Gold sponsored a live Next Up episode at NxtGen Masterclass on the future of K-12 nutrition — branding, product innovation, student engagement, and why America's largest privately-owned tomato processor keeps showing up for school meals.
Next Up Podcast
Health-e Pro's USDA-approved menu planning platform was built by a former school nutrition director. Here's how they're saving districts hundreds of hours a year.
From the Show Floor
With 41,000+ views, Vulcan's episode is the most-watched From the Show Floor feature ever. Here's what made exhibitors and buyers stop scrolling.
Indulge Podcast
Tural Hasanov is redefining cocktail culture at Tampa EDITION's Punch Room. From Baku to the bar, his story is shaking up everything you think you know about mixology.
Next Up Podcast
Inside the $50M national initiative to transform school nutrition from the classroom to the cafeteria — and the district-level playbook Action for Healthy Kids is using to scale it.
Served Digizine
The latest Served Digizine dives deep into culinary excellence in K-12 — where cafeteria trays are becoming canvases and lunch ladies are becoming chefs.
Next Up Podcast
Garland ISD didn't just change the menu — they changed the culture. The most-watched Next Up episode reveals how one Texas district made the cafeteria the most popular room in the building.
NxtGen Pro
50+ advisors. 9 disciplines. One mission. NxtGen Pro is flipping the script on how food manufacturers connect with school nutrition decision-makers.
Indulge Podcast
In an industry where only 7% of executive chefs are women, this episode became one of Indulge's most-watched — and most shared — stories of the year.
Next Up
NxtGen's social media managers on the AI tools they use every day, student ambassadors, and why authentic content still wins.
Next Up
21K views. Zee Zees didn't just enter the K-12 market — they made school nutrition cool. Here's the branding playbook.
Next Up
19K views. "If it's about us, don't do it without us." The rallying cry reshaping how schools build their menus.
Next Up
Zee Zees' Grab The Tab is quietly wiping out school meal debt across the country. Here's how one snack brand turned a viral campaign into real impact.
Indulge
William Dean Chocolates didn't pitch Hollywood — Hollywood found them. The story of how artisan chocolate ended up on the biggest franchise in film.
Indulge
NYC grit meets Tampa heat. Chef Jon Atanacio's unlikely journey from doggy daycare to running the kitchen at the Epicurean Hotel.
Indulge
Fresh from Florida seafood on the biggest food stage in football. Inside the Taste of the NFL Super Bowl collaboration that put Florida's Gulf on the map.
Show Floor
One of the biggest names in K-12 foodservice is also one of the least talked about. We went behind the booth to find out why operators keep coming back.
Show Floor
When was the last time a school pizza made headlines? Wild Mike's is proving that quality and compliance can coexist — and students notice the difference.
Show Floor
International Food Solutions is bringing tacos, wraps, and globally-inspired bowls to K-12. The result? Students who actually want to eat at school.
NxtGen Pro
NxtGen Pro's Operator Intelligence Panels give manufacturers unfiltered feedback from the people who actually buy their products. The results are changing how brands go to market.
NxtGen Pro
50-75 hand-picked attendees. Real school cafeteria walkthroughs. Student taste tests. NxtGen Pro's Immersion 2027 is built for real ROI.
NxtGen Pro
From awareness to advocacy — the 6-stage go-to-market funnel that NxtGen Pro uses to help food manufacturers break through to school nutrition buyers.