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Taste the REAL Food Difference

We believe food has the power to transform lives. That’s why at Thomas Cuisine, we are part of a revolution where all food is REAL food. As a food service management company, we are committed to naturally-sourced ingredients and scratch-cooking for all our partners in healthcare, senior living, independent schools, and corporate dining.  

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million meals served each year

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2023 & 2024 client retention

REAL Food Is...

Grown

We work with local farms and ranches for our sourcing of fresh, naturally-grown ingredients and grass-fed, grass-finished meats.

Clean

We say no to additives, preservatives, and artificial ingredients to ensure our scratch-made dishes are as nourishing and wholesome as possible.

Transparent

 We carefully follow our ingredients from farm to kitchen, and always take careful consideration when selecting our sourcing partners.

Flavorful

We use seasonings and innovative recipes to bring out flavor because food should be delicious too!

Our guiding principles

The Thomas Cuisine Way

Our founder Thad Thomas liked to say “doing the right thing matters.” This principle guides everything we do — from taking care of our team to providing genuine service to our partners. Our focus is not on being the biggest but the best.

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Our relationships mean the most

Who We Serve

We provide tailored culinary services to our partners in healthcare, senior living, corporate dining, independent schools, and sports nutrition. With every food service partnership, we pride ourselves on being accessible and accountable at all levels.

Healthcare

We believe food is part of the healing journey and tailor our culinary services to meet the unique needs of patients, staff, and visitors.

Senior Living

We provide residents with nutritious and delicious dishes to promote their longevity and quality of life.

Corporate Dining

We are the secret sauce to recruiting and retaining great talent through an excellent dining experience.

Independent Schools

We partner with independent schools to provide students with nourishing meals that fuel their learning and growth.

Sports Nutrition

We support sports teams and competitions with energy-packed food so athletes can go the distance.
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What makes us different

Thoughtful Sourcing, Trusted Partners

Our team of culinarians and dietitians focus on thoughtful sourcing, quality ingredients, and nourishing meals. We never outsource our food production and management. Through our trusted partnerships with local farms and ranches, like Central Montana Beef, we make a REAL food difference.

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Ted Teele

CEO, Longevity Community Consultants and BrainBoosters of America

Ted Teele is a mission-driven entrepreneur committed to redefining how we age. With a BA and MBA from Harvard and more than 25 years as a CEO, Ted brings a wealth of leadership and innovation to his current roles as:

  • CEO of Longevity Community Consultants and BrainBoosters of America, and

  • Chief Strategy Officer of the Longevity Day Club

From Health Crisis to Visionary Innovator

In 2019, after undergoing a quintuple bypass, Ted immersed himself in the science of longevity. His personal transformation led to a professional calling—developing the concept of Longevity Communities, which will make it easier and more enjoyable for seniors to enhance their cognitive skills and live healthier, happier, and longer.

Together with his partner Pilar Carvajal, Ted expanded the concept to include Longevity Day Clubs—for seniors who wish to age in place but still wish to enhance their cognitive skills and live healthier, happier, and longer.

A core feature across both models is the BrainBoosters Club, which uses Scientific Wellness and the “Community” concept to make it easier and more enjoyable to improve cognitive skills and potentially delay, slow, or prevent dementia.

Track Record of Innovation

Before launching his longevity ventures, Ted led Touchtown—then the leading resident and team member engagement platform for senior living—as CEO. Under his leadership, the company grew rapidly and profitably. Touchtown was acquired by Uniguest in 2019 and is currently utilized (under the Uniguest brand) by 3,000 senior living communities.

The 2025 Well-Being ThinkTank Session

At the ThinkTank, Pilar and Ted will present three pioneering initiatives:

  1. Transforming an Orlando-area Assisted Living facility into a Longevity Community

  2. Launching the world’s first Longevity Day Club—also in Orlando

  3. Creating BrainBoosters Cognitive Enhancement Club at a Life Plan Community in Marin County, California
    (Note: BrainBoosters will also be a part of the first two initiatives)

Pilar and Ted look forward to dialogue, collaboration, and feedback from fellow ThinkTank participants as they bring these transformative models to life.

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Mike O’Neill, PhD

HKS Architects

Dr. Mike O’Neill is the Global Practice Director, Enterprise Research at HKS Architects.  Enterprise Research has members located across the US, Singapore, and the UK. With a BA in Psychology, an M. Arch, and a Ph.D. in Architecture, his responsibilities include thought leadership efforts through research, growing the muscle of innovation within HKS through ideation and incubator programs, and building leading edge analytic tools for the practices.

Mike’s research explores the intersection between design of place and stress, brain health, and performance, and he has authored three books on the subject. He brings decades of experience from research leadership roles in the office, healthcare, and education sectors through his previous work at Herman Miller, Knoll, Haworth and Gensler. Early on, he served as a professor of Interior Design and Industrial Engineering at the University of Wisconsin. A founder and entrepreneur, he has developed and licensed several AI applications within the architecture industry such as HumanSpaceTM. This tool assesses the impact of the office environment on workforce stress, retention and financial ROI of workplace investment based on human capital performance.

He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National University of Health Sciences in the Chicago area and is a Research Professor at Aix-Marseille University in France, where he co-teaches “The IoT of Well-Being.”  An angel investor, he works with early-stage companies focused on smart cities and buildings, analytics, and IoT solutions.

 

Authored books

  1. Miller, R., Williams, P., & O’Neill, M. (2018). The Healthy Workplace Nudge: How Healthy People, Culture, and Buildings Lead to High Performance. Wiley, New York.
  2. O’Neill, M. J. (2007). Measuring Workplace Performance. Taylor and Francis, New York.
  3. O’Neill, M. J. (1998). Ergonomic Design for Organizational Effectiveness. CRC Press, New York.
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Hillary Owen
IIDA, LEED AP ID+C

Studio Practice Leader, Principal HKS Architects

Hillary offers experience in the master planning, design, and management of senior living and residential projects. A strategic thought leader within HKS, she applies her knowledge of sustainable practices and thinking to all scales of work—from community master planning to interior repositioning. Hillary has worked with both private developers and non-profit providers, designing unique opportunities for placemaking that foster experiences and social connection—two elements she believes create a successful environment.

Recently, she has developed a strong interest in the convergence of living environments, particularly those involving intergenerational models. She is currently exploring the integration of intergenerational living communities into the master planning of secondary prep schools. Hillary also holds a strong understanding of caregiving staff needs and the impacts of caregiver burnout, and she incorporates these considerations into her work.

Her curiosity is ever-present in both her research and design approach. Paired with personal experiences, it forms the foundation of her holistic perspective on creating environments for people.

Hillary frequently speaks on industry topics and contributes to thought leadership publications. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, New York.

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ROB LOVE

CEO, Love & Company

Rob Love is the president and CEO of Love & Company, a firm that specializes in providing marketing, research, branding, lead generation, and sales services for senior living organizations. Rob leads Love & Company’s strategic planning and development efforts, providing support where and when needed as communities plan for their futures. He is adept at examining positioning challenges and growth opportunities with a broader view, balancing short- and long-term goals with financial and organizational constraints.

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Pilar B. Carvajal

CEO and Founder of Innovation Senior Living and Longevity Day Club

Mrs. Carvajal is a leading innovator in the senior housing industry. As founder and CEO, she oversees all aspects of the company and is actively involved in operations and growth. Mrs. Carvajal has deep experience managing businesses that incorporate affordability, residential and health care facets. Mrs. Carvajal demonstrates both excellence in using government programs to subsidize services for fixed-income seniors and innovation in providing sensible living solutions for middle-income seniors. She is a social impact entrepreneur committed to her vision of making the middle market mainstream by creating innovative solutions to serve this demographic.

Prior to creating Innovation Senior Living, Mrs. Carvajal was the COO for Mia Senior Living Solutions. For fifteen years she oversaw nationwide strategic development and day-to-day operations for the affordable assisted living and adult day communities the company managed. Prior to her senior living career, Mrs. Carvajal worked as a management consultant for the management consulting firm of Accenture in New York City.

Mrs. Carvajal has a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College. She is a Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Business Program Alumni and Miami and Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Leadership Graduate. She is also a graduate from the SBA Emerging Leaders program. She currently sits on the Florida Senior Living Association (FSLA) Board and serves on the Senior Living 100 Advisory Board. She served on the NIC Fall Conference Committee from 2020 to 2022. She was a Mentor in the Argentum Women in Leadership Program in 2023.

Mrs. Carvajal is a regular speaker about middle market senior living. She has been seen on the stages of National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) Main Stage and Innovation Labs, Senior Living 100, Florida Leading Age, Argentum, Interface, Urban Land Institute (UHI), American Society on Aging, Florida Senior Living Association (FSLA) and Florida Assisted Living Association (FALA).

In March 2017, Mrs. Carvajal received a “Key to the County” from the Miami-Dade Beacon Council. In 2019, Mrs. Carvajal was inducted into the inaugural McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor and awarded The Commonwealth Institute Top 10 Women-Leaders in Florida Awards two years in a row. In 2022, she was nominated to WBL, Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation. In 2024, she was featured as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Orlando for 2024.

Mrs. Carvajal is an advocate of education, arts and culture and is an avid art collector. She is a worldwide traveler with her husband, son and daughter. She sits on the Board of Trustees for the Opera Orlando. She is a mentor for Support Our Scholars, where she provides financial and emotional support to disadvantaged young women with extraordinary potential during their college journey.

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Timothy Harlan, MD

Founder, George Washington Center for Culinary Medicine

Timothy S. Harlan is board certified in internal medicine and lives in Washington, DC. His love of food began as a teenager working in the restaurant business. Starting as a dishwasher, he worked his way up to managing his first restaurant by the age of eighteen and owning his first restaurant at twenty-two. 

After closing the restaurant he began pursuit a degree in hotel and restaurant management but events led him toward medicine and the decision to become a physician. 

Dr. Harlan went on to study medicine at Emory University. Early in his career he noticed a lack of knowledge in the medical field around food, eating healthy and eating well. Neither patients nor health care providers understood much about a healthy diet. Patients, it seemed, were usually told not what they could eat but, rather, what they could not eat. 

He served as Associate Dean for Clinical Services at Tulane University School of Medicine and was the founding director of the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine, the first of its kind teaching kitchen operated by a medical school. 

Dr. Harlan is an Associate Professor of Medicine at George Washington University and leads the Culinary Medicine Program team advancing both research and education. He helps lead the American College of Culinary Medicine, the organization that provides professional training, education, curriculum and certification in Culinary Medicine to academic medical centers and culinary schools as well as community members, healthcare and foodservice professionals. 

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