About Us

Our Story

We realized that often the people teaching food handling safety techniques to chefs and food service professionals alike were not actually in the Hospitality or Food Service Industry themselves.
Our Team
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Events Staffing Director
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ServSafe Manager / Culinary Consultant
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Event Staffing Manager
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Office Administrator / Assistant Team Manager
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Chef Instructor / Culinary Field Leader
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Instructor and Food Service Consultant
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Operational / Financial Consultant
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Servsafe Instructor / Consultant
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Nutrition / Registered Dietitian Consultant
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Food Service Consultant
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Food Service Consultant
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Office Intern
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Director of Barketing and Fun Coordinator

Our Clients

"Culinary Cultivations is the only partner to choose when building a restaurant from the ground up. Their professional staff will help you construct, build, and cost a menu. They will help get your staff certified and trained. They are of the utmost professionalism and I would trust them with any size project".
Brad Ritter, Customer Development Specialist
Gordon Food Service®