About Nutrition Ink, Inc.

Two brands, one company. Nutricopia since 1976 and Nutrition Ink since 1981, based in Banning, California, with consultants in California, Arizona and Washington and menus for facilities nationwide.

Nutrition Ink, Inc. is a private dietetic consulting company based in Banning, California. It operates two brands that facilities across the state have known for decades: Nutricopia, which has provided nutrition consulting, innovative menus and manuals to healthcare communities since 1976, and Nutrition Ink, founded in 1981 by Merijane McTalley, RDN, FAND, which provides consulting dietitians, menus, manuals and training, and runs the Nutrition Ink Dietetic Internship Program.

The two companies have now merged into one, so clients get one team, one set of tools and one point of contact, while each brand keeps the name and the products facilities already know. Our consultants work throughout California, Arizona and Washington, and our menus are available to facilities nationwide.

Leadership

  • Merijane McTalley, RDN, FAND

    Founder & President Emeritus

    Merijane has been a dietitian since 1981. A graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, she has won many awards for her outstanding work in the field. She continues to work with clients and also helps to encourage the next generation of RDNs with talks at universities.

  • Matt Malouin, MS, RD

    Chief Executive Officer; Director, Nutrition Ink Dietetic Internship Program

    Matt has been a registered dietitian since 2011. He earned his BS in Nutrition and Food Science from Cal State San Bernardino and his MS in Nutrition and Dietetics from Loma Linda University. He leads the company and directs the internship program.

  • Janet Montano, RDN

    Vice President, Nutricopia; Director of Menu Services

    Janet has been a registered dietitian since 1988. She earned her BA from California State University, Sacramento, and she leads Nutricopia, works as a consultant dietitian, and is the director of our menu programs.

  • Elissa Lerma

    Director of Human Resources & Finance; Internship Coordinator

    A graduate of UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Northridge, Elissa has been part of the team since 2004 and is the voice you hear when you call the office.

Our brands

  • Nutrition Ink: consulting dietitians, menus with recipes and ordering guides, training and manuals, and the internship program.
  • Nutricopia: MenuCentral™, benchmarked consulting reviews, policy and diet manuals, and education.