This Juneteenth, we honor enslaved African Americans’ resilience, resourcefulness, and legacy by celebrating their freedom and immeasurable contributions to our nation. As a dining company, we can’t help but shine a light specifically on the flavors that reflect the triumph of freedom and equality. Born out of this hardship, enslaved African Americans have transformed our […]

Happy Pride Month 2023

Happy Pride Month 2023

Shelia got her start with MG almost 25 years ago. She has touched many communities from Northern Virginia to North Carolina and in between. She has called Guilford College home for the last 12 years where she goes above and beyond everyday for everyone; from students to the college leadership. Shelia is dedicated, hard working, […]

Barbara joined the Hollins community 44 years ago, beginning her journey in the housekeeping department. She quickly decided housekeeping was not for her and transferred to the food service department. That is where she found home. She started in the dining room and worked her way through various positions to finally that of Cook which […]

Rosa has been at her school in Washington, DC, working in dining services since 1996. Rosa has impacted thousands of students with her kindness and caring, always making a lasting impression. Rosa says, “My favorite part of my job is customer service. I treat the kids like my own family, like this is their home, […]

Peggy met Rie and Eddie Godsey at an event they were catering in 1982. She was simultaneously chiding them for undercooking the blackeyed peas while singing an off-key rendition of Ray Charles “Little Drummer Boy.” It was at this same event that Peggy shared her foodservice wisdom: “never go anywhere with your hands empty.” Since […]

Coleman’s idea centered around the history of African-Americans packing meals in shoeboxes during the Jim Crow era when they were banned from and refused service in white-owned restaurants. The decorative boxes pay tribute to African-American trailblazers and raise awareness by including information about Freedom Riders and the Green Book, a guide that instructed black travelers […]

Larry & Jereline Bethune: The Bethune’s restaurant, Brenda’s Bar-B-Que Pit, served as the unofficial center for Montgomery, Alabama’s Civil Rights Movement; holding meetings with NAACP leaders and organizing and promoting boycotts, including Rosa Parks’ infamous Bus Boycott. Jereline Bethune quietly held lessons to teach African-Americans to read so they could pass the literacy test (a […]