Our Story
Our Story
History
Culinary Services Group began as a mission to offer better food and better outcomes to senior living residents and other healthcare communities. After many years working in senior dining programs for other companies Rich Valway and John Ramey resolved to start a company that serves fresh, restaurant-quality food at a reasonable cost and offers a value-added service to the healthcare industry.
Rich and John are no strangers to the food service industry. Rich grew up in his grandparents family-owned restaurant in Vermont, and his grandfather was an executive chef for a well-known food management company. John learned his operational skills serving as a cook in the United States Air Force. Prior to Culinary Services Group they operated another healthcare food service company which they sold in 2003. That prior business landed them their first client and launched their new business venture, Culinary Services Group in 2008.
The company quickly added accounts in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2009, and added a series of accounts in North Carolina in 2010. By 2016 the company had grown to $20 million in revenue and landed a place on Food Management Magazine’s Top 50 list. In 2018, we expanded our services to include business dining under the brand Top Nosh. Today, we have accounts in 12 states nationwide and are growing rapidly.
Leadership
Rich Valway, CDM, CFPP
President & CEO
Keisha Stevens
Vice President of Human Resources
Carol DeHaven
Vice President of Operations
Terra Valway
Director of Finance
Abe Soomro
Controller
Brandee Grenda MBA, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, CLC, NASM-CPT
Director of Clinical Services
Beth Weixel, MBA
Director of Training & Development
Scott Alme
Regional Vice President of Business Development
Mitch Goldenberg
Senior Director of Business Development