--- title: Blog | High Sabatino & Associates | Foodservice Equipment Representative | Michael Colligon (3) description: Find the latest information on foodservice equipment in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. (3) --- ## ![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/High_Sabatino_Sep_2015_Theme_Images/HighSab_HP_TopHeader_icons_phone.png) [800.367.4742](tel:800-367-4742) ![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/High_Sabatino_Sep_2015_Theme_Images/HighSab_HP_TopHeader_icons_email.png)[**laurie@highsabatino.com**](mailto:laurie@highsabatino.com?) - [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/High_Sabatino_Sep_2015_Theme_Images/facebook.png)](http://www.facebook.com/highsabatino) - [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/High_Sabatino_Sep_2015_Theme_Images/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/HighSabatino) - [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/High_Sabatino_Sep_2015_Theme_Images/linkedin.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-sabatino-associates?report%2Esuccess=KJ_KkFGTDCfMt-A7wV3Fn9Yvgwr02Kd6AZHGx4bQCDiP6-2rfP2oxyVoEQiPrcAQ7Bf) - [![](https://highsabatino.com/wp-content/themes/trinity/images/social/youtube.png)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLlb39IX8PivyQO-KW0_GNA) [![highsabatino](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hs-fs/hubfs/High_Sabatino_Sep_2015_Theme_Images/high_sabatino_Horizontal_Logo-1024x211.png?width=637&height=131&name=high_sabatino_Horizontal_Logo-1024x211.png "highsabatino")](http://highsabatino.com/) - [About](https://highsabatino.com/company-profile/) - [Affiliates](https://highsabatino.com/affiliates/) - [Facilities](https://highsabatino.com/facilities/) - [Manufacturers](https://highsabatino.com/manufacturers/) - [Events](https://highsabatino.com/events/) - [Rational Live - iCombi Live](https://www.rational-online.com/en_us/experience/rational-live/icombi-live/?countryCode=US&countryName=&zipKey=20794) - [Blog](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog) - [Resources](https://highsabatino.com/resources/) - [Service Request](https://highsabatino.com/service/) - [Digital Price Lists](https://highsabatino.com/resources/#pricelists) - [Contact Us](https://highsabatino.com/contact-us/) # Welcome to High Sabatino's Foodservice Equipment Blog ![bg-header.jpg](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hs-fs/hubfs/High_Sabatino_Sep_2015_Theme_Images/bg-header.jpg?width=2100&name=bg-header.jpg "bg-header.jpg") ## Michael Colligon ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/school%20lunch%20hero%20day%20-%20high%20sabatino.png)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/school-lunch-hero-day-2021) ## [School Lunch Hero Day 2021](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/school-lunch-hero-day-2021) This year, school lunch foodservice workers and directors have had some major obstacles to overcome. We recently read a statistic that a local school district in Virginia had distributed over 15 million lunches to the community over the past year. That number is humbling to us and truly immeasurable, because we know all the hard work and dedication that goes into this industry. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) May 06, 2021 [School](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/topic/school) [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/school-lunch-hero-day-2021#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/school-lunch-hero-day-2021) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/Candian%20Beverage%20Supply.png)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/canadian-beverage-supply) ## [Now Introducing Canadian Beverage Supply](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/canadian-beverage-supply) If you're running a commercial kitchen or restaurant in the Virginia and Washington, D.C. area, you're already familiar with, and buying from High Sabatino. We take pride in offering the best brands for our business partners to find success and grow their companies. For that reason, we're always looking for new manufacturers to represent that share our values for quality and flexibility. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) Feb 06, 2021 [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/canadian-beverage-supply#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/canadian-beverage-supply) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/Gratitude%20in%202020_0021.jpg)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/gratitude-holidays-and-football) ## [The Meaning of Gratitude, Football and Some Holiday Recipes](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/gratitude-holidays-and-football) The hardest times to be grateful and express gratitude are during the hardest times. Those are also the most important and most rewarding times to be thankful. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) Dec 21, 2020 [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/gratitude-holidays-and-football#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/gratitude-holidays-and-football) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/Preserve%20Quality%20Fried%20Foods%20with%20a%20Single%20Unit.png)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/preserve-quality-fried-foods) ## [Preserve Quality Fried Foods with a Single Unit](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/preserve-quality-fried-foods) This year has seen drastic pivots toward delivery and takeout. This means operators and restaurant owners are modifying menus, changes processes, and doing whatever they can to help control quality from the end of the cooking process up to the point where foods are being consumed -- wherever and whenever that occurs. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) Dec 02, 2020 [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/preserve-quality-fried-foods#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/preserve-quality-fried-foods) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/IMG_0181.jpg)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/thanksgiving-2020-is-a-time-for-gratefulness) ## [Thanksgiving 2020 Is a Time for Gratefulness](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/thanksgiving-2020-is-a-time-for-gratefulness) This year, all of us at High Sabatino and Associates are focusing on gratitude. We're eternally grateful for our customers and friends; we know we wouldn't have gotten through 2020 without your support and trust. Yes, our holidays are going to look different this year. Yes, we know so many families are suffering during this pandemic. And, yes, we're doing all we can to bring the things for which we're thankful to the forefront. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) Nov 24, 2020 [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/thanksgiving-2020-is-a-time-for-gratefulness#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/thanksgiving-2020-is-a-time-for-gratefulness) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Happy%20pizza%20delivery%20man%20showing%20fresh%20pizza%20in%20a%20commercial%20kitchen.jpeg)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/how-2020-is-changing-pizza-trends) ## [How 2020 Changed Pizza Trends](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/how-2020-is-changing-pizza-trends) Pizza is arguably America's most loved food and a 2020 Technomic reports that 43% Americans eat pizza at least once a week. [The COVID-19 crisis further popularized pizza](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/how-pizza-places-suddenly-became-an-industry-leader) as the go-to restaurant meal because of its freshness, minimum contact handling, and easy delivery. There are several trends that pizzerias have adapted in 2020 to survive in a highly competitive environment and cater to their demanding customers. We look at five pizza trends that are shaping the food industry in 2020. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) Oct 27, 2020 [trends](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/topic/trends), [pizza](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/topic/pizza) [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/how-2020-is-changing-pizza-trends#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/how-2020-is-changing-pizza-trends) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/unnamed%20(30).jpg)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/one-thing-were-missing-in-2020) ## [One Thing We're Missing in 2020](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/one-thing-were-missing-in-2020) This year so many things are being canceled, and while it technically would have been over by this point, we can't help but think about Oktoberfest when this time of year rolls around. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) Oct 22, 2020 [MEIKO](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/topic/meiko), [Rational](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/topic/rational) [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/one-thing-were-missing-in-2020#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/one-thing-were-missing-in-2020) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/The%20Four%20Fs%20of%20School%20Foodservice.jpg)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/the-four-fs-of-school-foodservice) ## [The Four Fs of School Foodservice](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/the-four-fs-of-school-foodservice) Thumbs up if you're meeting all your school foodservice challenges, but based on everything we've heard, there are still significant issues that every school district faces. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) Nov 05, 2019 [Schools](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/topic/schools) [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/the-four-fs-of-school-foodservice#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/the-four-fs-of-school-foodservice) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/One%20Thing%20School%20Nutrition%20Directors%20Might%20Forget%20to%20Consider%20About%20Their%20Students.jpg)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/one-thing-school-nutrition-directors-might-overlook) ## [One Thing School Nutrition Directors Might Overlook About Their Students](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/one-thing-school-nutrition-directors-might-overlook) One of the hardest things to do in life is to see things from someone else's perspective. When we do, though, the number of insights we can receive is invaluable, and this is certainly true in Virginia and Maryland school cafeterias. \[…\] [Michael Colligon](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/author/michael-colligon) Apr 09, 2019 [Schools](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/topic/schools), [Eagle Group](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/topic/eagle-group) [0 Comments](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/one-thing-school-nutrition-directors-might-overlook#comments-listing) [Read More](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/one-thing-school-nutrition-directors-might-overlook) [![](https://blog.highsabatino.com/hubfs/Back-to-School%20Checklist%20for%20School%20Nutrition%20Professionals.png)](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/a-back-to-school-checklist-for-school-nutrition-professionals) ## [A Back-to-School Checklist for School Nutrition Professionals](https://blog.highsabatino.com/blog/a-back-to-school-checklist-for-school-nutrition-professionals) It's that time of year. 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