
Caring for Kids: Parkhurst Contributes to a Meaningful Legacy
Every year, Parkhurst fundraises for Caring for Kids, a campaign that raises money for children’s hospitals. This year’s campaign is underway now until Saturday, December 11.
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Every year, Parkhurst fundraises for Caring for Kids, a campaign that raises money for children’s hospitals. This year’s campaign is underway now until Saturday, December 11.

As we visit our partner locations across the Northeast and Midwest, we love seeing how local flavors make their way into our dining spaces and onto our plates! One of the areas where we see this the most is in our deli specials. It made us ask ourselves – Which regional sandwich is the best?

My advice are the two following tidbits, that actually work together; “slow and steady wins the race” and “time waits for no man”. Translation: Don’t move too fast, but also know when to seize the moment.

The month of April is a very exciting and unifying time for Parkhurst Dining. It’s Team Member Appreciation Month! Across the 13 states where we

I genuinely love walking in and seeing my team invested in what they’re doing and supporting each other like a family. For the students – we try to bring them the food experiences of different cultures and provide the opportunity to expand their palates by trying something new.

For our first Culinary Engagement event of 2021, Parkhurst Director of Sourcing and Sustainability Jamie Moore lined up an interactive hour packed to the brim with information, all tied back to our Culinary Gold Standards.

To me, working towards being respected as a chef in other peoples’ eyes is more important than a given title. It is earned. I started cooking for people when I was around 18 years old, but I didn’t take it seriously until a few years later.

In partnership with United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Parkhurst helped to provide 57,000 holiday meals, lunches, and weekend food packs in time for Thanksgiving.

Earlier this month, Parkhurst hosted its first Virtual Food Show under the leadership of Jamie Moore, Director of Sourcing and Sustainability, and Tim Fetter, Executive