Always Ready to Respond

Whitsons Emergency Dining® is always at the ready, providing first response and twenty-four hour dining services in all types of emergency situations, including natural and man-made disasters, human resource emergencies, equipment failures, building damage and power outages. Given to our state-of-the-art culinary centers, supply chain redundancy, logistics management and experienced personnel, we can effectively provide immediate dining assistance after a disaster strikes.

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Our Emergency Dining Services

We have the capability to provide breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner (and associated supplies), as needed, with the flexibility of choosing meals produced on-site or delivered in temperature-controlled vehicles from our USDA-inspected culinary centers. Our network of resources create a virtually failsafe system featuring:

  • Mobile kitchens, temperature-controlled delivery vehicles and support equipment, including: propane convection ovens, field stoves, hand sinks, generators, mobile refrigeration and storage.
  • Secure, FDA, USDA-inspected and approved production facility with full generator backup and multiple supply sources for redundancy.
  • HAACP compliant cook-chill technology and the availability of fresh, flash frozen or shelf stable meals.
  • Full compliance with Homeland Security safety regulations.

     

Our Emergency Capabilities

Whitsons has supplied dining services in a wide range of situations, from providing critical service during the first hours after a hurricane disaster, to serving four million meals over nine months to rescue and recovery workers at the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. No matter where in the country a disaster strikes, our emergency services can be quickly implemented, including:

  • Development of customized emergency and disaster recovery plans.
  • Vehicle and equipment supply and management.
  • Remote kitchen planning and set-up and/or onsite operations/logistics management.
  • Menu creation, including special diet accommodations.
  • Ordering, meal production and inventory management.
  • Training of clients’ staff/volunteers and/or provision of Whitsons’ disaster service professionals.
  • Warehouse and donations management.
  • Business revitalization/recovery programs.


We are ready to assist whenever and wherever the need arises.

 

We partnered with the NYC Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to provide 1,800,000 fresh and shelf-stable emergency meals per day to homebound people and food distribution centers throughout New York City. This service was provided daily for months during the state’s shelter-in-place orders. The truck-to-trunk delivery model was utilized for all fresh food items through our distribution partners.

How May We Serve You?

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