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As we move into the month of March we bring you our March 2023 Corporate Chefs update!  Here are some neat tidbits of information from the March Calendar: 

• March 8 is International Women’s Day, which is a day that not only celebrates the achievements of women and the progress made toward women’s rights, but also brings attention to ongoing struggles for equality around the world.
• March 12 is the start of Daylight Saving Time, which begins at 2:00 A.M. that day. If your area observes it, don’t forget to “spring forward” and set the clocks one hour ahead, or you may find yourself an hour late to everything! 
• March 15 is the Ides of March! Legend surrounds this ill-fated day. Beware the Ides of March!
• March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. According to folklore, folks wear a shamrock on St. Patrick’s Day because the saint used its three leaves to explain the Trinity. 
• March 20 brings about the March equinox—also called the vernal or spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere—marking the beginning of spring. In the Southern Hemisphere, this date marks the autumnal equinox and the beginning of fall. On this day, the Sun stands directly over Earth’s equator.
• March 22 marks the start of Read more

The Cold Winter chill is still hovering over us as we bring you our February 2023 Corporate Chefs update!  Here is a look at the February Calendar:

• February 2 is Groundhog Day—the day we find out whether winter will last six more weeks or call it quits early. How did this quirky tradition get started? Find out the meaning of Groundhog Day.
• February 12 is Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday. The 16th president of the United States was born in a one-room, 16x18-foot, log cabin with a dirt floor.
• February 14 is always Valentine’s Day. Heads up, lovebirds! Today, the holiday is celebrated with love, flowers, and chocolate, but how did this holiday get its start? Learn all about Valentine’s Day.
• February 15 is Susan B. Anthony’s Birthday. How much do you know about this women’s right leader?
• February 15 is also National Flag of Canada Day!
• February 20 brings Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday also known as Washington’s Birthday that is celebrated on the third Monday in February. (George Washington’s actual birthday is February 22!)
• February 21 is Mardi Gras, (aka “Fat Tuesday” or Shrove Tuesday), which is the final feasting day before the Christian tradition of Lent begins on the following day, Ash Wednesday.
• February 22 is Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent.
• February 27 is Clean Monday. Also called Pure Monday, this day marks the beginning of Great Lent for followers of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church. This day is similar to Ash Wednesday of the Western Church.

February is also African-American History Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to&

Winter is in full swing and we hope you have not been too adversely affected by the severe storms which have been running across the country.  We wish and hope everyone of you had a magnificent holiday season and we want to wish each of you a very happy, healthy, safe and prosperous New Year.  The days are now getting longer again

A little about January:  In the United States, there are two major holidays celebrated in January: New Year’s Day (January 1, 2023) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 16, 2023). Both of these are federal holidays as decreed by Congress, which means that banks and many businesses will be closed, including federally-run departments like the post office.  January is known to be the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest in the Southern Hemisphere. Flower: Carnation. Birthstone: Garnet. Zodiac signs: December 22 – January 19 Capricorn and January 20 to February 18 Aquarius.

Now, it’s time that we bring you our January 2023 Corporate Chefs update!  As promised last month we have very exciting news to share with you, Dan Kelly from ErMack Sales is now our new Vice President of Sales as well as a Co-Owner of Corporate Chefs LLC!  We’ve worked with Dan and partnered with him on many ventures over the years and this was a logical choice and step for us all.  Dan brings an excellent skill set, 30 plus years of experience as well as an extensive network!  Please join all of us from Corporate Chefs LLC in welcoming Dan to the team!

Corporate Chefs was started in the summer of 2007 and we’ve been proudly serving the Military ever since.  We are Buyers Guide compliant!!  We pride ourselves and set ourselves apart with our Integrity, LOYALTY to the customer and the team and we’re driven by service! Our focus this month is on Kerala Curry.

 Winter is almost here in full swing and we hope you had a great Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends!  Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza are right around the corner.  If you haven’t done so already please get your holiday gravies (Custom Culinary® Inc./CW resources) and bread and roll (Bridgford Foods) orders in. The days are shorter and the cold winter chill is here so, we bring you our December 2022 Corporate Chefs update!  But, please stay tuned next month for new and exciting news about Corporate Chefs LLC.  We can’t wait for our January 2023 update. 

Before we begin this month’s update I would like to inform everyone effective today, we do not represent InHarvest.  We enjoyed a great relationship with them over the years and increased their sale substantially.  They were purchased by an investment group recently and when manufacturers are bought by investment groups the focus seems to change from customer focus to sales and bottom line focus. We wish them luck as they move forward with their new business model!  Secondly, we’d like to let you know that our plant based partner Plantera/Ozo Brand has decide to close their doors so, we no longer represent them either.  Our portfolio realignment will allow us to focus more on our current principles!

Now for the fun and exciting things!  From the farmer’s almanac November, the 11th month of the year, has 30 days and marks the beginning of the winter holiday season for most folks, even if the winter solstice doesn’t occur until late December.  We’ve made this month, named for the ninth (novem) month in the early Roman calendar, into a social time of community suppers, feasts of thanksgiving, and general elections.

NOVEMBER CALENDAR

• November 1 is All Saints’ Day.
• November 2 is Election Day (U.S.). Don’t forget to vote in state and federal elections! Every vote counts.
• November 3 is Sadie Hawkins Day.
• November 4 is Diwali, an annual festival of lights celebrating the triumph of good over evil.
• November 4 is also Will Rogers Day.
• November 7 at 2 A.M. is the end of Daylight-Saving Time. Set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night at bedtime!
• November 11 is Veterans Day (U.S.) and Remembrance Day (Canada).
• If you’re fortunate, you may experience an “Indian Summer” in November; but according to the traditional definition, it can only occur between November 11 and 20!
• November 19 is Discovery of Puerto Rico Day.
• November 25 is Thanksgiving Day
• November 28 marks the start of Hanukkah, at sundown.
• November 28 is also the First Sunday of Advent.

Corporate Chefs was started in the summer of 2007 and we’ve been proudly serving the Military ever since.  We are Buyers Guide compliant!!  We pride ourselves and set ourselves apart with our Integrity, LOYALTY to the customer and the team and we’re driven by service! Our focus this month is on Bridgford Foods.