*Press Release*
Wholesome
Tummies, the Orlando-based, healthy school lunch provider, announced
that Joel Orwig, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, has
been hired to lead the culinary direction and strategy for the company.
He will be responsible for corporate-wide food safety and quality, food
production and distribution, recipe testing, and menu development.
Orwig
has more than 20 years of culinary experience and more than 10 years in
the education K-12 field. Most recently, he worked as the Culinary
Director for Education K-12 and Operations Support Manager for A’viands
Corporation. Orwig also worked for Aramark for 13 years as a K-12 Food
Service Director and Corporate Chef.
A
recent attendee of the Harvard School of Public Health’s seminar,
“Healthy Kitchen, Healthy Lives” in conjunction with the Culinary
Institute of America, Orwig is looking forward to working with Wholesome
Tummies’ local chefs and kitchen teams to prepare food for kids from
scratch.
“This
is what real cooking is all about – using fresh fruits and vegetables
and pure, all natural ingredients to create delicious meals,” he said.
“I love that at Wholesome Tummies, we are making dressings, marinades
and even chicken stock from scratch for our house-made soups. Food just
tastes better that way.”
Wholesome
Tummies was created five years ago by two mothers concerned about what
their own children would eat at school. The business has franchised and
expanded across the country including in Atlanta, Georgia; Las Vegas,
Nevada; and Columbus, Ohio. Several other franchises are expected to
open in the next few months.
“We
enthusiastically welcome Joel to the Wholesome Tummies’ family,” said
Debbie Blacher, CEO and Co-founder of Wholesome Tummies. “We are
positioning ourselves for aggressive nationwide growth, and Joel’s
experience will take our culinary program to the next level. He will
also lead the development and implementation of our Culinary Training
Institute, which will include cooking classes for parents and kids at
partner schools, nutrition education, and local farm to school
initiatives.”
Wholesome
Tummies creates food that empowers children to make healthy food
choices. The menus are designed to ensure that developing minds and
muscles are fueled by wholesome ingredients. The company’s goal is to
help children develop eating patterns that lead to lifelong good health.
“I’m
excited to be part of a company that believes in from-scratch cooking
and is introducing children to the highest quality lunch possible,”
Orwig said. “At Wholesome Tummies, we’re not opening a box and feeding
it to the kids. We are upgrading the nutrition and freshness of their
diets, and that’s something I am proud to be a part of now.”
For more information about Wholesome Tummies, visit www.wholesometummies.com.