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Brethren Village Retirement Community engages residents with takeout and delivery innovations

When COVID-19 forced the foodservice team to make some changes, they quickly created experiences that could rival dining in. When COVID-19 forced the foodservice team to make some changes, they quickly created experiences that could rival dining in.

Patricia Cobe, Senior Editor

June 19, 2020

Along with chef-inspired meals, the dining rooms and restaurants in senior-living communities provide valuable socialization time. When the foodservice staff at Brethren Village had to pivot to takeout and delivery, they quickly created experiences that could rival dining in. Innovative menus and packaging, themed pop-ups, videos and more kept residents engaged and well-fed. Listen as Brethren Village General Manager Rick Chambers shares some of those creative ideas.

About the Author

Patricia Cobe

Senior Editor

Pat plans and executes the menu sections of Restaurant Business and FoodService Director, covering food and beverage trends, Menu R&D, profiles of chefs and restaurateurs and Technomic research. She also contributes to the digital content of both RB and FSD and is editor of two weekly e-newsletters, Recipe Report and On the Menu. Pat’s weekly podcast, MenuFeed, covers a wide range of menu topics through interviews with chefs and operators.

Pat came to Winsight from Hearst, where she was an executive editor. She is the co-author of the Mompreneurs series of books as well as two cookbooks. She graduated from Cornell University and earned a Masters in Journalism from Boston University. She is active in several professional organizations, including Les Dames d’Escoffier and the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC), and serves as a judge for the James Beard Media Awards.

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