Media Placements – 09/11/19

Mushrooms in the News: 9-11-19

As part of the Mushroom Month campaign, RD Michelle Dudash demonstrated a baked mushroom frittata recipe on Twin Cities Live, calling out mushrooms’ nutrition benefits and versatility. 

Additionally, RD Keri Gans wrote an article for U.S. News and World Report about mushroom nutrition, noting “Mushrooms really are magical.”

Share these headlines and social highlights from September 4 – September 11 with your networks.

MEDIA + SOCIAL/DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Consumer

• Mushroom Cooking segment with Michelle Dudash – Twin Cities Live (Minneapolis, Minn.)
• Mushroom Nutrition – U.S. News
• Casinos put the sizzle in red-hot burger trend – The San Diego Tribune 
• Nutritious mushrooms can be used in, and alongside, many other foods – Chester County Press (Oxford, Pa.)
• Review: Flavors from Fire – 2019 Epcot Food and Wine Festival – Ziggy Knows Disney
• Everything to Do, Eat, and See at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – d23.Com
• Best Food at the 2019 Epcot Food and Wine Festival – Play. Party. Plan. 
• The Five Best Events on the Culinary Calendar This Weekend – Westworld (Denver)
• How to store mushrooms so they stay fresh longer – MSN (originally in the Daily Meal)
• Beyond Meat’s blockbuster year has ignited the plant-based food industry. Here are 6 companies that have launched fake ‘meat’ products to compete. – Markets Insider

Trade

• U.S. Department of Agriculture Designates September National Mushroom Month – Perishable News
• Steady, Reliable Sales Keep Mushrooms at Forefront – Produce Business 
• Hormel Foods Announces the Creation and Launch of Plant-Forward Meat Alternative Happy Little Plants Brand – PerishableNews.com 

NOTEWORTHY SOCIAL/DIGITAL ACTIVITY

This week’s #MushroomADay posts are going live, including:

• Monday: Meal Prep Monday Blended Turkey Meatballs (470+ Likes)
• Tuesday: It’s Tuesday Night Somewhere: Mushroom Steak Frites (5,000+ Views)
• Wednesday: Bon Appetit’s “Add This Ingredient to Your Grocery List, Stat”

Notable comments on the Bon Appetit Facebook post:

Coming up:

• Thursday: Six Things to Know About Mushrooms from Jessica Levinson, MS, RDN
• Foodie Friday: White Bean Dip With Mushrooms with USA Pulses