5 Winning Builds

The main event of the National Peanut Board’s Next Gen Summit, held each spring at The Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, is the opportunity to collaborate with other industry professionals in a hands-on culinary immersion. Together, participants create inspiring menu builds that capture the trends discussed, conveying their unique culinary expressions. For this challenge, teams explored the powerful flavor- and menu-building opportunities the mighty peanut—in all its forms—offers to menu developers. Scroll through this slideshow for highlights that feature on-trend opportunities for menu development targeting the next generation.