New Food and Beverage Programs For Hospitals

  • The Hospital Cafeteria
  • The Hospital Gift Shop
  • Patient Meals
  • The Coffee Kiosk/Vending
  • The Hospital Pharmacy

Healthy Food, Snack, Beverage and Dessert Solutions For:

  • General Hospitals
  • Specialty Hospitals
  • Non-Profit Hospitals
  • Teaching Hospitals
  • Community Hospitals
  • Academic Medical Centers
  • Private Hospitals
  • Government Hospitals

The Hospital Cafeteria serves as a pivotal hub for food and beverage offerings within a healthcare facility, and its importance cannot be overstated. It plays a multifaceted role in providing sustenance and nourishment to patients, visitors, and healthcare staff alike. Beyond simply meeting the dietary needs of those within the hospital, a well-managed cafeteria can have a profound impact on patient outcomes and overall well-being.

Offering healthy options within the cafeteria is particularly crucial, as it promotes better dietary choices and contributes to the healing process. Hospital cafeterias serve as spaces for social interaction, where patients and their loved ones can find solace and comfort during challenging times. Moreover, they offer healthcare workers convenient access to nourishing meals, ensuring they remain energized and focused while delivering critical care. In essence, the hospital cafeteria serves as a vital centerpoint, promoting both physical and emotional well-being, while fostering a holistic approach to healthcare within the hospital environment.

What Are Medical Meals:  Medical meals, also known as therapeutic diets or clinical nutrition, are specially designed meal plans that are prescribed to individuals with specific medical conditions or dietary needs. These meals are carefully formulated to support the patient’s health and aid in their treatment or recovery process. Medical meals are commonly provided in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare settings.

  • Diabetes
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Renal Diseases 
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Food Allergies and Intolerances
  • Malnutrition or Weight Management
MD Meals is a Las Vegas, Nevada based medical meal plan brand group (meals, snacks, beverages) created by doctors and dieticians.  With its own manufacturing partners, MD Meals is creating product lines specific to medical locations (medical centers / hospitals, pharmacies and more). www.MDMeals.com
The Grab-and-Go Team has over 35-years as pioneers in creating new retail concepts (ex Hotel Pantries) as well food, snack and beverage products ideal for people on-the-go. The Grab-and-Go Team is creating ideas for all parts of the hospital and other formats.
www.GrabandGo.org

From the MD Meals and Grab-and-Go Teams, Fully Prepared Healthy Medical Staff Prepared Meals, Snacks and Beverages For the Hospital:

The Hospital Cafeteria:  The Hospital Cafeteria is the most important food service area. The Grab-and-Go and MD Meals Teams are creating meal, snack and beverage products specifically for any retail area and food service location (to benefit hospital employees and first responders).

The Hospital Coffee Kiosk:  For the kiosk operators in hospitals, the Grab-and-Go and MD Meals Teams are creating snack and beverage products specifically for any retail and/or food service area including the coffee kiosk (to benefit hospital employees & first responders).

Medical Meal Programs:   The Grab-and-Go and MD Meals Teams are creating Medical Meal, Snack and Beverage concepts that are ideal for Hospital Cafeterias, Hospital Patients (for take-home) and even those Hospital Employees and Guests looking for healthier options.

The Vending Area:  Working with those vending distributors covering hospitals, the Grab-and-Go and MD Meals Teams are creating snack and beverage products specifically for any retail area including vending (to benefit hospital employees and first responders).

The Hospital Gift Shop:  Gift Shops in Hospitals are key for both the employees as well as the guests. The Grab-and-Go and MD Meals Teams are creating snack and beverage products specifically for hospitals and pharmacies (to benefit hospital employees and first responders).

Grab-and-Go Programs:  The Grab-and-Go team helped pioneer the concept back in the 90’s and have been creating new grab-and-go retail formats (ex: the Hotel Pantry) and grab-and-go products (known for being co-founders and/advisors to brands as well (ex. Nature’s Bakery – www.GrabandGo.org)

The Micro Market:  Any Micro Market usually is stocked with brand-name snacks, grab-and-go meals, beverages, sundries and more. The Grab-and-Go Team are pioneers with these formats including being the creator of the Hotel Pantry concept (the early inspiration for the Micro Market).

Patient Feeding Programs:  The MD Meals team of dieticians are available anytime to help create new patient feeding menu options (can be prepared on-site or delivered from our own warehouse partners. We have our own menu options we can present anytime.

The Hospital Pharmacy:  The Grab-and-Go team has hospital theme branded snacks and beverage programs that benefit the hospital staff (doctors, nurses, other workers) as well as the first responders seen in hospitals (EMT’s. firemen and policemen). * Soon To Be Created

Food Service Providers:  We educate brands about companies such as Compass (Foodbuy), Sodexo, Aramark, Delaware North and many others provide a very important service in being the operators of a cafeteria, retail area and possibly vending.
www.FoodServiceProviders.org

Definition:  A Food service provider is a company who contracts with a specific institution to provide food or beverage services at any location on the premises of that institution.   Common examples include colleges/universities, hospitals, government buildings, convention centers, remote sites, tourist locations, active aging facilities and others.

Grab and Go Opportunities in a Hospital:   The hospital itself has amazing opportunities for products including grab-and-go types.  The Grab-and-Go Team addresses retail and food service opportunities in the hospital including the cafeteria (internally or outside vendors) , the gift shop(internally usually), the pharmacy, the vending areas (outside vendors usually), the coffee kiosks (outside vendors usually) and the patient feeding programs (operated by the hospital).   

New Programs for Hospitals:

The MDMeals and Grab-and-Go Teams are creating their own line-up of grab-and-go snacks and products that give back to the First Responder. Each snack sold will give back a percentage to causes supporting the First Responder and their families.
Look for the first wave of First Responder Snacks coming out in 2024.
www.FirstResponderSnacks.com

Perfect to eat as is! Create your culinary masterpiece and make your favorite sandwich or wraps. Perfect with crackers, vegetables or even party dips!
www.SimplePlantFoods.com

Our History With Grab-and-Go:

We created the first series of grab-and-go programs in the early 1990’s and evolved into becoming distribution platform developers and operators for formats such as hotels, camp-grounds and marinas. Our first series of snack and beverage programs (including with Best Buy, Lowe’s, Hilton and Staples) grew to an annual $500 million and evolved into new programs within the food service formats (smoothie, juice, yogurt, coffee, deli, colleges and universities, hospitals, offices and factories, stadiums and arenas, theme parks, water parks, zoos, aquariums and more). www.GrabandGo.org
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Hospitals / Medical Centers
  • Offices and Factories
  • Convenience/Truck Stops
  • Fitness Centers/Crossfit
  • Sports Nutrition
  • Campgrounds
  • Golf Courses
  • Sports Retailers
  • Ski Resorts
  • Smoothie Shops
  • Coffee Shops
  • Juice Shops
  • Boba Tea Shops
  • Yogurt Shops
  • Tourist Sites
  • Theme Parks
  • Hotels/Resorts
  • Schools
  • Airports

We can create retail concepts as well:

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