April 2009
TCM is Awarded Enumclaw Food Service Contract
Enumclaw Regional Hospital is an acute care facility that serves communities in Southeast King and Northeast Pierce counties, Washington. Founded in 1949, Enumclaw is licensed for 38 beds and is designated as a critical access facility in
the U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services program for rural hospitals. Thomas Cuisine Management will begin patient, dining and catering services at Enumclaw in early April.

April 2009
Three TCM employees promoted to Senior Food Service Directors
Ron Hamakawa, Bryon Orr and Kelee Hansen have done an exemplary job managing their accounts, as well as perpetuating our corporate culture and values and have recently been promoted to Senior Food Service Directors.

Ron Hamakawa has been with TCM for 6 years and will be overseeing several accounts in the Washington area.  Bryon Orr has been with TCM for 12 years and will be overseeing some accounts in the Boise, Idaho area.  Kelee Hansen has been with TCM for 4 years and will be overseeing our several accounts in the Magic Valley area.  Their promotion provides our firm an opportunity to be prepared for our future growth with strong individuals that know and have delivered the Thomas ideals.

March 2009
St. Anthony’s Medical Center partners with Thomas Cuisine
St. Anthony Hospital opened its new facility on Tuesday, March 17 in Gig Harbor, Washington. St. Anthony’s is a full-service community hospital employing nearly 500 personnel and is licensed for 80 beds. St. Anthony’s is distinguished by its range
of inpatient and outpatient medical services and environmentally sensitive construction. Thomas Cuisine Management is contracted to manage St. Anthony’s food service needs for patient services, café dining and catering events.

February 2009
TCM hires Director of Training & Development
Bob Rock was recently hired as TCM’s Director of Training & Development. He has over 25 years of professional development and training experience, as well as design and management of corporate training programs throughout the US. Bob is responsible for technical and compliance training, employee development, and management of TCM’s Corporate University. Passionate about learning, Bob has broad experience in adult learning and advanced training technologies. Bob is a Navy veteran, earning his Bachelor of Science in Management and his Master of Science in Management from Southern Wesleyan University.

December 2008
TCM Provides Food Services for BD Medical
Thomas Cuisine Management was awarded the contract to provide dining and catering services for BD Medical in Sandy, Utah. TCM began serving the staff at BD Medical’s corporate dining facility as of December 8th. BD Medical develops, manufactures and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory instruments, antibodies, reagents and diagnostic products.  BD employs over 1,000 personnel at their Utah facility. 

November 2008
Varian Medical Systems Partners with Thomas Cuisine
Thomas Cuisine Management was awarded the dining services contract at the Varian Medical Systems, Las Vegas, NV.   Varian Medical Systems develops leading solutions for advancing cancer treatment, radiosurgery, X-ray imaging, and security.  Varian has ±300 employees in Las Vegas area.  Thomas Cuisine Management will begin dining and catering services at Varian in November.

November 2008
TCM Promotes Coggins to District Manager
Utah - Jimmy Coggins, Sr. FSD for the Utah Region, was recently promoted to District Manager.  Jimmy is overseeing
the IASIS accounts in the Utah region and Novell. Jimmy has been with TCM for over five years and has persisted in his commitment to excellence in every operational aspect. His oversight of the IASIS accounts has truly earned him this opportunity.

November 2008
Thomas Cuisine Operates Patient Services at Evergreen Hospital
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center is at the heart of Evergreen Healthcare, a community-owned health care system.  Evergreen recently selected Thomas Cuisine Management to manage and operate their food services program. Evergreen, located in Kirkland, Washington, currently has 230 licensed beds and is expanding to 350 beds.  They employ over 3,200 personnel.  Evergreen’s dining services include patient services, catering, the Images Café, 3 delis and an espresso cart. 

November 2008
Novell Contracts Thomas Cuisine Management
Thomas Cuisine Management has been awarded the corporate dining services contract by Novell to manage their cafeteria and catering programs in Provo, Utah.  Novell is a leading operating system vendor.  They provide a unique combination of the best-engineered and most inter-operable Linux and IT management software system - “Making IT Work as One.”  Thomas Cuisine began food service operations at Novell on November 1st.

October 2008
TCM opens in California
Clovis, California – Clovis Community Medical Center has contracted Thomas Cuisine Management to manage their healthcare, dining and catering services. Clovis has 109 licensed beds.  Thomas Cuisine begins service at The Grove Café in October.

October 2008
TCM hires new Vice President
Greg Turpen has been selected as the Vice President of Operations, effective immediately.  Greg brings to the position, two years of cultivating a deep understanding for the philosophies and culture of TCM.  He has a proven track record of successfully adding new business opportunities for TCM.  Prior to joining TCM, Greg had over 10 years of technology sales and marketing experience.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Eastern Oregon University and completed his Master of Business Administration at Boise State University.

Thomas Cuisine Management provides professional food service management and dining services, including vending and catering, in the healthcare and corporate sectors throughout the west.