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  • Proven solution for hundreds of Health Care Communities

    Proven solution for hundreds of Health Care Communities

    This effective meal delivery system has been used in all types of care communities throughout North America since 1998.

  • Resident-focused serving

    Resident-focused serving

    SuzyQ cart is taken to each resident’s table where the residents are informed of their menu choices and get served.

  • Major cost and waste saving

    Major cost and waste saving

    Food waste reduction is 30-50% from tray service method which means thousands of dollars in savings.

Suzanne Quiring RD, CDM

Developed by a
Registered Dietitian

Specializing in Long Term Care, the SuzyQ cart System is a proven & successful solution of providing “resident-focused” meals. This effective meal delivery system has been used in all types of care facilities throughout North America since 1998. It is based on the philosophy that a care facility is “home” to the resident. Therefore food service delivery should be as resident-focused and hospitable as possible. How? By allowing the resident to have a daily voice as to what is served before the meal is plated.
SuzyQ cart

Significantly
hotter food

this being the #1 issue for most Homes

Less food waste,
major cost savings

Food waste reduction is 30-50% from tray service method

Improved
dining experience

Cart is taken to each resident’s table where they are informed of their menu choices, and then served accordingly.

Fast & effective
teamwork

between Food Service & Nursing staff with faster and safe food service

OUR PRODUCTS

SuzyQ cart and mini SuzyQ cart

SuzyQ cart

There are 2 styles of SuzyQ carts: Regular (2 wells) and mini SuzyQ cart that are perfect for bringing hot/cold food choices safely to residents, where ever they are (dining room, hallways, neighbourhoods, patio, etc). Regular SuzyQ holds food for 20-40 residents, the mini SuzyQ is a great choice for serving 10-20 residents (perfect for Memory Care, Adult Daycare programs, and neighborhoods). Let’s customize your SuzyQ cart with optional accessories and laminate colors, and have this cart been a wonderful tool for years ahead. Use for meals, parties, nourishments, theme days for the next 15 years. Both carts come with comprehensive staff training manual, and webinar/phone/email support by a Registered Dietitian to ensure implementation success.

mini SuzyQ cart
SuzyQ cart

Free education support

by a Registered Dietitian

Implementing a new and improved meal service delivery can sometimes feels hard, especially for staff that have done meal service the same way for years. You will be nicely supported in your effort towards person centered dining, by a Registered Dietitian who personally has implemented SuzyQ carts herself in numerous communities, and walked beside 1,000 communities.

SuzyQ cart System – The Story

The Mini SuzyQ cart

SuzyQ cart System – Cook serving lunch with choices

1000

Health Care communities

Health Care communities
are using our cart
100000

Resident served

Residents served
from SuzyQ carts
23

States

States actively
using it in USA

30-50%

Reduction in food waste

Testimonies

  • "The numbers are eye opening as well,, with improved control and less waste…we have a savings of $90,000 - for a non-profit society this is a massive savings. The savings paid for the extra staffing to serve the food. My plan for this year is to purchase 3 carts and employ them at another site."

    Wayne Maki
    Executive Chef & Food Service Administrator, Excel Society

  • “Residents were happier as they had choices. Staff felt more fulfilled being able to offer a more resident focused service. By interacting with the residents every meal, it has allowed them to get to know our residents individually. It has helped foster relationships with the residents in which they talk, laugh or are jus there for each other. It has brought the “humanness” back to a system that was impersonal and task focused. The dining room environment now resembles that of a restaurant and not an institution. The change to a more resident focused food service continues to be an example of how systems can change positively without significant cost increases.”

    Cathy Mesner
    RD – Morgan Place

  • “A testimony from one of our residents is “I think all of us really like the choice we have about what we eat and how much. I like that we are all served at the same time and the food is hot when it is given to us. I always come to the dining room when we have the SuzyQ cart now.”

    Cara Clark
    Cara Clark, RD, Administrator - Cambridge Place

  • “Since we started offering our residents choices, we have noticed a reduction in our food cost and waste, for example a drop in our weekly milk order by four-four liter jugs of milk. Our residents enjoy the interaction they have with the staff at meal times, and some ladies even enjoy flirting with our head cook. These changes have allowed us to focus on the resident and to understand how simple gestures of communication, being verbal and/or body are very important to the resident. We have also created a team that is resident focused and understands how communicating and working together benefits not only our residents but us as a whole.

    Donna Weiss
    Administrative Service Coordinator, Echo Lodge Special Care Home

  • "The patients are really enjoying the New “choice meal service” provided. We only got complaints on our surveys before so getting positive notes from patients is a big improvement. The SuzyQ cart System is working wonderfully, and it is sooo much fun. Can’t believe the patient “happiness”. Thank you.”

    Gail Weleschuk
    Supervisor, Patient Food Services - Tofield Health Centre

  • “The SuzyQ cart System allowed for improved interaction and relationship between the dietary and nursing staff, as they started to work more together at serving our residents the better. Our food and beverage waste has decreased as well, which means we are saving money. Our cooks for the first time are leaving the kitchen and serving residents direct, which has allowed them more understanding of the needs of our residents. The cart moves very easily, and we love it. The table side dining has allowed the staff to spend time before and after with the resident, engaging them in their meal choice and receiving feedback in the moment. As soon as the blessing for the meal and the staff is complete, the lids come off with a flourish and the steam escapes causing excitement as they anticipate the choices to come. Thank you for your passion and investment in our residents satisfaction.”

    Angela Ross-Fehr
    Manager of Dining Experience, Menno Housing Society

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    Testimonies

    • "The numbers are eye opening as well,, with improved control and less waste…we have a savings of $90,000 - for a non-profit society this is a massive savings. The savings paid for the extra staffing to serve the food. My plan for this year is to purchase 3 carts and employ them at another site."

      Wayne Maki
      Executive Chef & Food Service Administrator, Excel Society

    • “Residents were happier as they had choices. Staff felt more fulfilled being able to offer a more resident focused service. By interacting with the residents every meal, it has allowed them to get to know our residents individually. It has helped foster relationships with the residents in which they talk, laugh or are jus there for each other. It has brought the “humanness” back to a system that was impersonal and task focused. The dining room environment now resembles that of a restaurant and not an institution. The change to a more resident focused food service continues to be an example of how systems can change positively without significant cost increases.”

      Cathy Mesner
      RD – Morgan Place

    • “A testimony from one of our residents is “I think all of us really like the choice we have about what we eat and how much. I like that we are all served at the same time and the food is hot when it is given to us. I always come to the dining room when we have the SuzyQ cart now.”

      Cara Clark
      Cara Clark, RD, Administrator - Cambridge Place

    • “Since we started offering our residents choices, we have noticed a reduction in our food cost and waste, for example a drop in our weekly milk order by four-four liter jugs of milk. Our residents enjoy the interaction they have with the staff at meal times, and some ladies even enjoy flirting with our head cook. These changes have allowed us to focus on the resident and to understand how simple gestures of communication, being verbal and/or body are very important to the resident. We have also created a team that is resident focused and understands how communicating and working together benefits not only our residents but us as a whole.

      Donna Weiss
      Administrative Service Coordinator, Echo Lodge Special Care Home

    • "The patients are really enjoying the New “choice meal service” provided. We only got complaints on our surveys before so getting positive notes from patients is a big improvement. The SuzyQ cart System is working wonderfully, and it is sooo much fun. Can’t believe the patient “happiness”. Thank you.”

      Gail Weleschuk
      Supervisor, Patient Food Services - Tofield Health Centre

    • “The SuzyQ cart System allowed for improved interaction and relationship between the dietary and nursing staff, as they started to work more together at serving our residents the better. Our food and beverage waste has decreased as well, which means we are saving money. Our cooks for the first time are leaving the kitchen and serving residents direct, which has allowed them more understanding of the needs of our residents. The cart moves very easily, and we love it. The table side dining has allowed the staff to spend time before and after with the resident, engaging them in their meal choice and receiving feedback in the moment. As soon as the blessing for the meal and the staff is complete, the lids come off with a flourish and the steam escapes causing excitement as they anticipate the choices to come. Thank you for your passion and investment in our residents satisfaction.”

      Angela Ross-Fehr
      Manager of Dining Experience, Menno Housing Society

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