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“Many of our kids learned at home last year and we had easy access to the fridge and a full pantry at mealtime,” said Angela R Newton, MBA, RD, Senior Director II, Food and Nutrition Services, Morrison Healthcare at Adventist Health Bakersfield. “As families are now preparing for in-person learning, it’s time to start thinking about a different type of meal prep. The good news is a healthy lunchbox and healthy snacks can be easy to prepare and budget-friendly.” [more]

Morrison Healthcare’s Chef Jeffrey Quasha charts the course for smooth sailing with seafood, offering tips and tricks to take away any intimidation that would keep you from sharing seafood’s many health benefits, especially in a healthcare setting—retail and room service alike. [more]

Forbes has recognized Compass Group as one of the Best Employers for Women in 2021. Forbes teamed up with Statista to identify companies liked most by female workers. The list was compiled by surveying 50,000 Americans, including 30,000 women, working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. [more]

A growing culinary program for kids with disabilities, a laser focus on farm-to-hospital, and a nomination for an Arkansas culinary award… Morrison Healthcare Chef Brigham “Cookie” Cook at Arkansas Children’s Northwest is just getting started in his new role. He was recently featured as a “Chef to Watch” in Food Management. [more]

Jeffrey Quasha, director of culinary innovation and corporate research and development chef at Morrison Healthcare, said pasta dishes can provide a great platform for introducing consumers to new ingredients. Two years ago, the company began branding the various rotating food stations across its 800 hospitals, including an Italian station with pasta dishes called Tavola and a mac-and-cheese station called Cheese Louise.  [more]

Atrium Health and Morrison Healthcare are partnering with Feeding Charlotte to reduce food waste and improve access to nutritious food for those in Mecklenburg County who experience food insecurity. Through this effort, an estimated 1,000 pounds of surplus fresh food that might otherwise go to waste will be distributed each week, including vegetables, proteins, and other perishable items.  [more]

Following a survey of our people, Compass One Healthcare has won four Cultural Excellence Awards from Top Workplaces in 2021: Appreciation, Direction, Values, and Empowering Employees. In addition, Compass One was singled out as a “Top 3” Company in the Employee Appreciation category!  These honors follow our regional Top Workplaces regional win with the Philadelphia Inquirer.  [more]

The Morrison Healthcare team at Mayo Clinic has been thinking about sustainable packaging since before COVID-19 started and completely eliminated Styrofoam as of Jan. 1, 2021. While the pandemic slowed progress, “it never detoured us from moving forward,” says Brian Smith, associate director of foodservice for Morrison Healthcare. [more]

Compass Group was ranked as #1 in Food Management’s Top 50 Contract Management Companies, in their April 2021 special report. The group tabulates the 50 largest firms by 2020 revenue operating dining, catering, and other food-related services for clients in fields ranging from schools, colleges, hospitals, and senior living facilities to business and industry, sports and entertainment, corrections, and parks/recreation. Each company is ranked by top-line North American revenues for fiscal or calendar year 2020. [more]