Press Releases
Press Releases
Mushroom Council
Contact
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Media Contact
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2024-
The Magnificent Momentum of Mushroom Monday (September 2024)
Mushroom Council Names Amy Wood Its New President (August 2024)
Mushroom Council Announces Planned Transition of President Bart Minor (May 2024)
Mushroom Council Applauds Enhancements to WIC Food Offerings (April 2024)
OK, ‘Shroomer: Mushroom Council® Targets Mushroom Loyalists for New AdverAsing Campaign (February 2024)
Forecasters Agree: Mushrooms Trending in 2024 (January 2024)
Celebrate Mushroom Monday With the Nation’s Most Shopped Mushroom Recipes (January 2024)
Meet Taco Tuesday’s New Neighbor: “Mushroom Monday” Mushroom Council® Readies Multi-Channel Promotion to Rally the Mushroom Phenomenon (January 2024)
2023-
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At Austin Barbecue Festival, Mushroom Council® Makes Room for ‘Shrooms on the Grill (May 2023)
Mushroom Council® Kicks-Off Grilling Season at Nation’s Premier Barbecue Festival (May 2023)
The Mushroom Council Reunites with Kittch to Showcase Mushrooms’ Sustainability Throughout Earth Month (March 2023)
Checkers® & Rally’s® Welcomes Spring with Mushroom Mania Across Burgers and Sides (March 2023)
Mushroom Council® Announces Newly Elected Officers (March 2023)
Mushrooms are Still Trending in 2023 (January 2023)
Want to Feed Your Immune System? Think Mushrooms’ Dynamic Duos (January 2023)
The Mushroom Council® continues “Feed Your Immune System” Initiative in 2023 (January 2023)
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2022 –
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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)
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® 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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2021 –
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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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2020 –
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Mushrooms Blend Perfectly into New Dietary Guidelines (December 2020)
5 Reasons Mushrooms will be a 2021 Food Trend (November 2020)
MEET THE BEST BLENDED BURGERS IN AMERICA
Mushroom Council and Bon Appétit Reveal Winners of Blended Burger Project:
Home Edition Contest (September 2020)
Mushroom Council Celebrates Mushroom Month’s 30th Anniversary
by Encouraging Consumers to Eat a #MushroomADay (September 2020)
Mushroom Council Collaborates with Foodservice Operators to
Deliver Meals to First Responders (May 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)
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2019 –
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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)
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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2018 –
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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)
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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2017 –
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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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2016 –
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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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