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New West Asheville cafe feeds for free

Posted: 05/12/2016

The Rev. Shannon Spencer knows nothing about the food business. Yet the 41-year-old mother of two and ordained United Church of Christ pastor will open a 2,200-square-foot cafe on West Asheville’s booming Haywood Road in July…..

A healthy and satisfying revolution — in hospital food

Posted: 08/25/2015

The “old world” of hospital meals included such institutional staples as spaghetti and meat sauce, beef stew and chicken pot pie. It was bland, filling and familiar . . . and not all that healthy. “There were a lot of canned and frozen vegetables seasoned heavily, and a very limited salad bar,’’ says Lenny Scranton, a regional vice president of Morrison Healthcare, a food and nutrition services company.​

Great Food with Great Service - Bartow Regional Medical Center

Posted: 08/11/2015

If you thought hospital food meant mystery meat, cardboard covered with a pasty sauce​.. Well, guess what? That’s no longer the case, at least at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Stuck there for about 36 hours recently, some of us were exposed to what could rank up there with modern medical miracles: tasty, appealing and hot meals. Say what? The moons and stars must have been properly aligned or we entered an alternate universe…​

Morrison’s crEATe kitchen targets chronic conditions

Posted: 07/26/2015

Morrison Healthcare has big plans to help patients with chronic conditions like diabetes, congestive heart failure and cardiovascular diseases. By incorporating culinary classrooms into its hospitals’ foodservice operations, the contract company hopes to be an active part of the wellness process. Before Morrison goes global with crEATe, it started local—at Truman Medical Center (TMC) in Kansas City, Mo., to be exact.

Morrison Healthcare Joins Practice Greenhealth Community

Posted: 05/07/2015

Practice Greenhealth announced today that five Compass Group North America companies–Morrison Healthcare, Crothall Healthcare, TouchPoint Support Services, Canteen, and Foodbuy–have joined its community of more than 1,300 leading healthcare organizations and supplier.

Not your Conventional Place - Highlands Medical Center in Scottsboro

Posted: 04/29/2015

Because a hospital is not a conventional place to grab a quick lunch, customers may not think of Morrison Healthcare’s café first, but Kendra Keller, RD, LD, would be happy if they did. Keller at Highlands Medical Center in Scottsboro works hard every day to bring healthy, nutritious meals to patients, visitors and staff.​