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Global Announced New Advisory Council

SCOOP heard that BCA Global announced the Advisory Council Members including Bren Smith, C.B. Murray, Karla Coffee-Dunning, David Castro, Marc Mathelier, Kim Bookard, Nathaniel Baker, Rami Alame, Valerie Spain, and Vineeta Jagana.

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY AWARDS DAVID BURKE HONORARY DOCTORATE

SCOOP presents today’s trivia question: Who is the only chef to have a U.S. Patent and a honorary doctorate? As of last month, it is David Burke.The globally acclaimed chef known for his creative approach to modern American cuisine, has received an honorary doctorate in business administration, from Johnson & Wales University (JWU) for his outstanding achievements in the culinary world during a career that began in 1983 and is going stronger than ever with the debut of four new restaurants to date this year. The presentation was made at JWU’s Charlotte campus’s annual commencement ceremony. Burke is the first chef in a decade to be recognized with the honorary degree that is awarded every year at the JWU Charlotte ceremony. “I have been privileged to re - ceive a number of accolades over the years, but this honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales is particularly special to me because education is so important, especially in the culinary arts, which the university is rightfully so well known for,” said Burke. Testimony to his interest in education is his 2021 institution of the Chef David Burke Scholarships at Brookdale Community College’s Culinary Education Center in Ashbury Park, NJ. The scholarships, funded by Burke’s annual $10,000 donation, pays the tuition for two students every school year – one culinary arts and one hospitality management major. The scholarship recipients are also awarded invaluable hands-on experience with paid six-month internships at one of Burke’s eight NJ restaurants. Upon graduation, they have the option to explore long-term employment with Burke and his team at his 20 restaurants located in New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island. Bottom line, in 30 years, TFS has never seen him say no to giving back.

Chip City To Open Six New Locations In New York On Its Path To Cross 40 Open Stores By The End Of 2023

SCOOP heard that Chip City Cookies, the gourmet cookie brand from Peter Phillips and Theodore Gailas, that rotates its flavorful and sizable cookies every week, currently has leases signed to open six new locations in New York City and Long Island. The new locations are the latest additions to the brand’s growing footprint as it plans to cross 40 open units by the end of 2023 and strengthen its position in the competitive cookie segment.

In 2022, Chip City received a $10 million investment from Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI), the growth equity fund associated with Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG). The investment will be used to support the brand’s multi-state expansion and growth of its direct-to-consumer business, bolstered by its ship-anywhere partnership with Uber Eats.