Bethany’s annual Board Engagement Dinner took place on May 25 at Bethany Calgary and was a great success for both the Board, staff members and Aramark. The event was an opportunity for Board members and staff members from each site to engage with each other and celebrate service excellence at Bethany. The theme of the evening was celebrating innovation and excellence in food service with our partner, Aramark. Our path to excellence in food service has taken creativity, hard work and listening to the resident’s needs.
At the Board Engagement Dinner, guests had the opportunity to visit four “innovation stations” to see first-hand how Bethany and Aramark help create caring communities. The first station had a customer and resident focus, showcasing flexible breakfast times and finger food. The second station was a health and wellness stop, where guests could experience different textures and pureed foods. The third station was a plating station that showcased how we present foods in a pleasant, appetizing way. The final station was focused on technology and showcased Bethany’s new “rational oven”, a German-made appliance that can bake, roast, broil, steam, grill, fry, dehydrate, poach and reheat food. The appliance provides the ability to prepare foods in a variety of different ways to appeal to residents.
The event was also a chance to thank and show appreciation for our food service partner, Aramark. We are thankful for Aramark’s help and commitment to Bethany with helping us implement improvements to our food services program. Thank you to everyone at Bethany who has contributed to implementing new food service programs, together we have been able to contribute to service excellence for our residents in a very significant way.
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