Bringing Fresh, Local, Nutritious Food to College and Beyond – Glenn Loughridge Talks Food, Community, and More

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

When you think of a college campus cafeteria, do you think about fresh-picked veggies like leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers?

Probably not! But at Auburn University, that's what you'd find. Along with familiar favorites like pizza and burgers, students can find a wide variety of local fresh food to fuel their bodies and minds.

Glenn Loughridge is the director of campus dining and concessions at Auburn University. He shares the ins and outs of his daily work, goals, and passion for high-quality and nutritious food.

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How food and community are inextricably linked and how Auburn University is a perfect example of this
How college students' tastes evolve from freshman to senior year
How new advances in technology are helping kitchens mitigate staffing issues and high demand for culinary talent
The relationship between GPA and transactions at university dining

Tune in for the full conversation and learn more at http://campusdining.auburn.edu.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

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1:27.3	Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast and the Surviving Hard Times
1:32.1	podcast. I have Glenn Loughridge. He's a director, campus dining and concessions at Auburn University,
1:38.5	how they produce and acquire local fresh food to feeds of the Auburn people. Now, some of the issues surrounding that. So, Glenn, thanks for coming. Thank you for having me. Looking forward to having a chat. Well, excellent. Tell me a bit about your background and how you came into the position you're in and then we'll kind of go from there. So kind of came a roundabout way. I did graduate from Auburn University. I obviously wanted to come back. My wife and I
2:02.8	always kind of plotted that way. I did own, you can see, you can see my kid's picture there on a
2:09.6	fishing boat. I did a commercial seafood business in Florida that I worked in for a few years.
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