Press Releases

The Most Popular Mushroom Recipes of 2022 (December 2022)

Mushroom Council® Announces Winning Recipes in 2022 Blended Burger Contest Hosted on FoodNetwork.com (October 2022)

Mushroom Council Teams with Food Network in Print and Online to Tout Blended Burgers to Home and Professional Cooks (May 2022)

10 Ways Mushrooms Are the Answer to Extending Your Food Dollars (April 2022)

“Mushrooms Are the Answer” – What’s the Question? (April 2022)

Mushroom Council® Partners With New Culinary Platform Kittch to Showcase Mushrooms’ Sustainability and Flavor Throughout April (March 2022)

Mushroom Council® Announces Newly Elected Officers (March 2022)

Retail and Foodservice Experts Explain Why Mushrooms Continue to Trend as an “Ingredient of the Year (February 2022)

The Mushroom Council Renews ‘Feed Your Immune System’ Initiative for 2022  (January 2022)

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Mushroom Council Celebrates the “United States of Mushrooms” for National Mushroom Month in September (August 2021)

A Blended Burger in Every Kitchen (April 2021)

Mushroom Council® Puts Mushrooms on the Menu for Earth Month (March 2021)

Mushroom Council® Announces Newly Elected Officers (March 2021)

Mushrooms Add Important Nutrients When Included in the Typical Diet (February 2021)

Mushrooms Trending on 2021 Food Trends Lists (February 2021)

Just Add Mushrooms: Making Meals More Nutritious (February 2021)

Mushroom Council Wants to “Feed Your Immune System” (January 2021)

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Mushroom Council Collaborates with Foodservice Operators to 
Deliver Meals to First Responders (May 2020)

CHOP. BLEND. WIN $10,000. Bon Appétit and Mushroom Council Launch
Blended Burger Contest for People Cooking at Home (May 2020)

Mushroom Council Finds Optimism in Retail Data. Strong Sales Momentum
in Record-Breaking Q4 2019 Continued into Q1 2020 (April 2020)

Mushroom Council Partners with B.GOOD Restaurants to Deliver
Meals to Boston Frontline Medical Professionals (April 2020)

Mushroom Council’s New Industry Website Helps Food
Professionals Grow Sales and Usage (March 2020)

Mushroom Council® Announces Newly Elected Officers (March 2020)

Mushroom Council’s New Ad Campaign Encourages
Consumers to Remix Their Burger Recipes (March 2020)

Mushroom Council Launches January Social Media Campaign:
“What’s Your Mushroom Horoscope?” (January 2020)

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USDA Announces Appointments to the Mushroom Council (December 2019)

The Blend™ is the Big Fungi on Campus (December 2019)

Mushroom Council Invests $1.5M Into Nutrition Research (October 2019)

Mushroom Council Partners with Whole Kids Foundation (September 2019)

A Mushroom a Day for Mushroom Month (September 2019)

Introducing the Winners of James Beard Foundation’s Fifth Annual
Blended Burger Project™ (August 2019)

Mushroom Council Extends Blended Burger Reach With “Taste America” Tour Sponsorship
in Partnership With James Beard Foundation (August 2019)

The Beef Checkoff and the Mushroom Council Partner at Retail
for Fifth Annual Veal Summer Grilling Promotion (July 2019)

Mushroom Council and Bon Appétit Award Home Cook $25,000 for
Winning Blended Burger Recipe (July 2019)

Blended Burgers Now on Menus in All 50 States (July 2019)

James Beard Foundation’s Fifth Annual Blended Burger Project™
Has Chefs Serving Up Summer-Long Burger Competition (May 2019)

Mushroom Council and Bon Appétit
Launch “Blended” Burger Month Recipe Contest (May 2019)

Mushrooms: The Official Ingredient for Earth Day (April 2019)

Burgers. Made Better: Restaurants Can Now Enter
The James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Project™ (March 2019)

Mushroom Council Wraps Year-Long Digital/Social
Campaign Converting Consumers to the Blend (January 2019)

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Riders Burn Rubber for Blended Burgers at 78th Sturgis Rally (August 2018)

Prestigious Panel of Judges Select Five Winning Restaurants in
James Beard Foundation’s 2018 Blended Burger Project™ (August 2018)

Mushrooms Make Bowls Better (August 2018)

Beef Checkoff and Mushroom Council Blend at Retail for
4th Annual Veal Summer Grilling Promotion (June 2018)

Andrew Zimmern Among Prestigious Panel of Judges for
James Beard Foundation’s 2018 ‘Blended Burger Project™’ Competition (May 2018)

As the Blended Burger Trend Grows, the James Beard Foundation
Encourages Restaurants to Join the 4th Annual Blended Burger Project™ (April 2018)

Mushrooms: Gentle on the Planet, Healthy on the Plate (March 2018)

New SONIC Signature Slingers Cheeseburger Gives You
All the Flavor with None of the Guilt (March 2018)

Mushroom Council Strengthens Online Presence
with New MushroomCouncil.com Consumer Website (January 2018)

The Mushroom Council’s “I’m a Blenditarian Because…” Campaign
Gets to the Meat (and Mushrooms) of Why Cooks Blend (January 2018)

Winning Blended Burgers Take Center Plate at James Beard House
Celebration (January 2018)

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Mushroom Council Rallies Blenditarians at Sturgis (August 2017)
Meet the Five Winning Restaurants in the James Beard Foundation’s 2017 Blended Burger Project™ (August 2017)
Bikers Meet The Blend At Sturgis (July 2017)
3rd Veal Summer Grilling Promotion with Mushroom Council and the Beef Checkoff Launches (June 2017)
Mushroom Council Announces Research Funding Opportunity (May 2017)
In Celebration of Earth Month, Mushroom Council Asks: “What’s Your Mushroom Sustainability IQ?” (April 2017)
Mushroom Council Launches Blenditarian.com, a Digital Destination for the Growing Movement to Blend Mushrooms with Meat (March 2017)
New Study Reveals Mushrooms’ Remarkably Low Environmental Footprint (March 2017)
Mushrooms Flaunt Their Versatile Nutrient Mix this National Nutrition Month (February 2017)

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Souper Ways to Include Mushrooms at the Holiday Table (October 2016)
Celebrate the Mighty Mushroom This Mushroom Month (August 2016)
James Beard Foundation Announces Five Winners of Second Annual Blended Burger Project (August 2016)
Light Up the Grill and Summer Meals (July 2016)
Build a Better (Blended) Burger this National Burger Month (April 2016)
4 Ways Mushrooms Boost Your Health During National Nutrition Month (February 2016)
Mushroom Council Partners with Sodexo to Introduce Blend Burger (February 2016)
Mushroom Council Notes 3 Key Ways Mushrooms Fit the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (January 2016)

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