September 2009

FM's Top 50 Foodservice Management Companies

Our annual definitive listing of the industry's major contract players, what this past year has held for them, and how they're coping with the business environment.

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#32 Cura Hospitality

OREFIELD, PA
www.curahospitality.com

SALES VOL.	2008: $64
	2007: $64
CONTRACTS	2008: 33
	2007: 33
SEGMENTS SERVED: Senior Dining (94%), Hospitals (5%), College/University (1%)

Cura is one of two onsite foodservice divisions of the Eat'n Park Hospitality Group's Onsite Brands Division (the other is #19 Parkhurst Dining Services). Two of Cura's biggest initiatives over the past year have come in the areas of sustainability and resident-centered care.

The company supports local agriculture through the parent company's FarmSource initiative, which establishes relationships with local suppliers, but Cura took that a step further at some senior dining sites by helping residents grow some of their own food in onsite gardens. The Gardens at The Bridges in Bent Creek and at Peter Becker Community also compost pre-consumer waste generated at the sites.

Meanwhile, at Hanna Healthcare Center at Longwood and at Phoebe Richland Healthcare Center, “decentralized” dining programs have converted an institutional approach to foodservice to one that resembles home-style kitchens, giving residents a more informal dining experience that encourages socialization.