Media Placements – 06/7/19

Mushrooms in the News: 6-7-19

This week, Good Housekeeping shared the nutritional benefits of mushrooms in an article titled “6 Surprising Mushroom Health Benefits for Your Skin, Brain, and Bones.” The article cites sports nutritionist, Mitzi Dulan, who states that mushrooms “contain many minerals, like selenium, potassium, copper, iron and phosphorus, that are not often found in plant-derived foods.” Dulan closes the story by calling out The Blend technique as a way to eat more mushrooms.

As we enter the second week of the Blended Burger Project, local market coverage was high in markets such as Orlando, Minneapolis, Miami, Baton Rouge, and Greensboro, N.C.

MEDIA + SOCIAL/DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Consumer

• 6 Surprising Mushroom Health Benefits for Your Skin, Brain, and Bones – GoodHousekeeping.com
• Cooking with WCCO: Celebrating Rose at Book Club Restaurant – WCCO (CBS Minnesota)
• Pamplona Tapas Bar Morning Fun! – KADN, News 15 (Lafayette, La.)
• 1618 Downtown Creates a New Sustainable Burger Without Beef – Spectrum News (Greensboro, N.C.)
• New Sustainable Burger – News 14 Triangle (starts at 4:39:19) (Greensboro, N.C.)
• James Beard Blended Burger Contest Underway – Yall.com
• Mason Grill’s Creative Burgers Battle it Out at Home – And Now, a National James Beard Competition – 225 Magazine (Baton Rouge, La.)
• Vote for Chef Jose Mendoza – Great Taste Magazine (Orange County, Calif.)
• Pechanga Chef Enters James Beard Foundation Contest – San Diego Food Finds Blog
• Steph Sez Scoop – Miami Herald
• James Beard Blended Burger Project Kicks off Summer – Tastes of Orlando
• Which of those vegan-friendly, meatless burgers is the best? Critic Mike Mayo crowns one king – The Daily Meal
• New Moon Market opens a downtown outpost, Bite30 has started, plus more in our weekly foodie news roundup – Orlando Weekly
• Try the Blended Burger at Whiskey Kitchen – Offline Media
• 321 Flavor raves: Darci’s in Cape Canaveral earns kudos for Sweet & Sassy blended burger – Florida Today
• Blended Burger Project + Zero George – Zero George Street Hotel (Charleston, S.C.)
• Yes, Your Need to Wash Your Produce. Here’s How. – New York Daily News
• Just Peachy Air-Fried Blended Beef Burger Sliders Salad – Dana Vento
• Blended Burger Project (James Beard and the Mushroom Council) – Eatin Asian

Consumer

• Getting Fruits and Vegetables to the Center of the Plate – Winsight Grocery Business

NOTEWORTHY SOCIAL/DIGITAL ACTIVITY

Summer grilling is top of mind for mushrooms fans. More than 1,000 fans have weighed in on Mushroom Council’s poll: Grilled vs. Roasted Portabella Mushrooms – with “Grilled” taking the lead 74% to 26%. The poll sparked a long list of comments and engagements from fans sharing their favorite way to grill mushrooms.