

Eating at a Meeting
Tracy Stuckrath, CFPM, CMM, CSEP, CHC
Eating at a Meeting explores a variety of topics on food and beverage (F&B) and how they impact individual experience and inclusion, sustainability, culture, community, health and wellness, laws and more.
The mission of Eating at a Meeting is to share authentic stories that illustrate the financial, social, emotional, and mental impact food and beverage have on individuals, organizations, and the earth. I see it being threefold:
● Help individuals and organizations understand how F&B
impacts employee, customer and guest experience, the
planet and the bottom line.
● Help those growing, producing, preparing, and serving
F&B understand the duty of care they hold in food safety
and inclusion as well as the opportunity they have to
create experiences that are safe and inclusive.
● Support those with dietary needs by gathering their
insight on eating at a meeting with dietary needs,
helping them better advocate for themselves and
educating them on the processes found on the other
side of the kitchen door.
The mission of Eating at a Meeting is to share authentic stories that illustrate the financial, social, emotional, and mental impact food and beverage have on individuals, organizations, and the earth. I see it being threefold:
● Help individuals and organizations understand how F&B
impacts employee, customer and guest experience, the
planet and the bottom line.
● Help those growing, producing, preparing, and serving
F&B understand the duty of care they hold in food safety
and inclusion as well as the opportunity they have to
create experiences that are safe and inclusive.
● Support those with dietary needs by gathering their
insight on eating at a meeting with dietary needs,
helping them better advocate for themselves and
educating them on the processes found on the other
side of the kitchen door.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 25, 2021 • 34min
53: Elevating Food Allergy Safety
Shandee Chernow has taken her knowledge and personal experience with life-threatening food allergies to create a business that is revolutionizing dining for allergy sufferers and restaurant owners. As founder and CEO of CertiStar Shandee is going to share her story, including a traumatic reaction, explain the anxiety and frustration that comes with eating out with a life-threatening food allergy and how technology can help both restaurant owners and food allergic guests feel safer in the dining experience. Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com

Feb 23, 2021 • 50min
52: Fostering Inclusive Workplace Culture Through Food
Positive office culture is essential to happy, productive employees. Food and beverage have often been part of office culture, but what and how it was served may have subversively impacted diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In this episode, leadership and workplace culture expert Nora Burns talks about how to advocate for inclusion-based employee meal planning and shares ways employers can strengthen cultural diversity and foster inclusion and belonging at work through food. www.theleadershipexperts.com https://www.facebook.com/TheLeadershipExperts https://www.instagram.com/thenoraburns/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/noraburns Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com

Feb 18, 2021 • 36min
51: Contracting Food and Beverage During a Pandemic
In the age of COVID-19, planners and suppliers are charged with establishing extra safeguards to keep participants, sponsors and their companies and safe and healthy. Food and beverage safety is among those extra precautions. How can both sides ensure the safety and legally protect themselves in these uncertain times? In episode, attorneys Tyra Warner and Lisa Sommer Devlin talk with Tracy about what planners and suppliers need to know about contracting food and beverage events in the age of COVID-19 and beyond. Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com

Feb 16, 2021 • 45min
50: Aligning Food System Practices & Consumer Expectations with Roxi Beck
Free-from, GMO, naturally grown, organic, sustainable, cage-free. You name it, there's a label for it in the food you are buying. But, what do they all mean? Which one is right for you? Your guest? Consumer's expectations around food and beverage are changing. The diversity of needs, wants and customs is vast. How do those who provide the food — farmers, manufacturers, grocers, chefs, hotels, event planners, servers — stay on top of the needs, communicate and build trust in their products and help consumers make informed decisions? Roxi Beck works with The Center for Food Integrity, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to help today's food system earn consumer trust. In this episode of Eating at a Meeting, she and I will talk about how a "transparent, sustainable food system" can "align with consumer expectations" to create delicious tables. Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com

Feb 11, 2021 • 45min
49: Talking Heart Health & Changing Lifestyles
To celebrate #hearthealthmonth, Tracy chats with Jennifer Sena, CMP HMCC, a meetings & event industry professional working for Visit Lauderdale who is also a mother of two and a heart attack survivor. Jennifer shares how having a heart attack has changed her perspective on her lifestyle, exercise and eating at home and at work. Learn how she is motivating and educating others so we can get to the heart of making her and our lives healthier. https://www.facebook.com/Heart-Me-with-Jennifer https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.sena.5 https://www.instagram.com/jenn_sena/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifersena/

Feb 9, 2021 • 33min
48: A Farmer's Perspective with Laurie Moore
I wanted to catch up with my friend and farmer Laurie Moore to talk about what is going on with small local farmers, the restaurants and consumers they support with seasonal, naturally-grown, organic and regional foods. I invited her to Eating at a Meeting. Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com

Feb 4, 2021 • 38min
47: How to Live & Travel Confidently with Food Allergies
Allie Bahn, also known as Miss Allergic Reactor to many in the food allergic community, has lived with life-threatening allergies to numerous foods, including four of the top eight allergens, as well as having environmental allergies and asthma her entire life. In this conversation learn how she lives and travels confidently with food allergies. She will share best practices for those with food allergies AND for those who are ordering and serving food to guests with food allergies. www.missallergicreactor.com https://www.facebook.com/missallergicreactor/ https://www.instagram.com/miss_allergic_reactor/ https://twitter.com/AllergicReactor https://www.linkedin.com/in/allie-bahn-43a36156/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_rgby5_sGmEOYgmt68RzfA?view_as=subscriber Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com

Feb 2, 2021 • 45min
46: Rising Food Costs & Event Budgets
Food and beverage is typically the biggest budget expenditure for an event. COVID-19 has impacted the availability and prices of food, leading to the fastest rise in food prices in more than four decades. With stories of farmers tilling their crops back into the ground and throwing milk away, how will the supply and demand impact food costs for events. Michael Dominguez, CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) will chat with Tracy about what he's seeing and watching from ALHI's collection of member hotels and across the industry as it relates to food and beverage costs. https://www.alhi.com/ https://www.facebook.com/dominguezm68 https://www.instagram.com/@dominguezm68 www.twitter.com/@M_dominguez https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdominguez080389/ Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com

Jan 28, 2021 • 49min
45: Making Healthy Eating Accessible & Delicious
Kathy Hester is passionate about making healthy eating accessible and delicious. Her recipes are plant-based and vegan, plus she can help you with your dietary restrictions or allergies with recipe alternatives. In this episode learn how to https://healthyslowcooking.com https://www.facebook.com/veganslowcooker/ https://instagram.com/geekypoet https://twitter.com/geekypoet https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyahester/ https://www.youtube.com/c/KathyHesterVeganRecipes/ Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com

Jan 26, 2021 • 41min
44: Mindfulness & Joyful Eating (including Chocolate)
How does eating tie into being mindful and joyful? Can chocolate provide healing? In this episode, Tracy chats with Meredith Whitely, founder of Food at Heart 💚, a London-based mindful eating guide, meditation teacher and passionate lover of all things cacao. She supports people in bringing calm to their minds and their bellies through slow tasting, sensory-filled cooking, and using meditation and mindfulness to get on top of stress. Useful Links https://calmcocoa.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/calmcocoa https://www.instagram.com/calmcocoa/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithwhitely/ Connect with Tracy facebook.com/groups/EatingataMeeting thrivemeetings.com


