FSD in 5: Eurest teams up with woman-owned Miffy's Foods, expect a plant-forward takeover at the 2024 Paris Olympics and how one nutrition team is uplifting its community through a local partnershipFSD in 5: Eurest teams up with woman-owned Miffy's Foods, expect a plant-forward takeover at the 2024 Paris Olympics and how one nutrition team is uplifting its community through a local partnership

Tara Fitzpatrick is editor-in-chief of FoodService Director. She previously served as senior editor for Food Management magazine.

At the start of her career, Tara was a reporter for the daily newspaper in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she still resides. She holds a journalism degree from Kent State University. She's also a mom, a pretty good home cook and a fan of ghost stories, folklore, architecture, retro recipes, cheese of all kinds and cats of all kinds.

Benita is a senior editor for FoodService Director and covers K-12 foodservice. She has been with the publication since 2016. In her spare time, Benita is an avid restaurant-goer and loves to travel extensively.