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“It’s all about culture, service and culinary”
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Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year® 2011 New England Award Winners Announced | Business Wire
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Executive Profile: Richard Schenkel of Unidine Corp. – Boston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) Learn more about Richard’s journey as the Founder and CEO of Unidine. The article outlines his background and vision. |
| Discover Richard’s insight and experience as the founder and CEO of Unidine throughout the years. He discusses the importance of building culture and developing the people around you. He talks about the struggles around food and dining during Covid and his vision for the future. “Find great people, develop those people and build a culture.” |
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“It does not matter what industry you serve, as a leader you must harness the power of a strategic vision. Mine has always been to create a culture united in purpose, that highlights the most important ingredient for companies to have a successful recipe- people.” |
| Richard takes you behind the doors for a candid conversation with key industry leaders to learn about the complexities and challenges within the senior living, healthcare, behavioral health and corporate services throughout America. Listen Now |

“Our fresh food pledge is not an option; it is our promise”
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Mush No More: Retirement Home Food Gets Fresh And Local : The Salt : NPR
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Unidine Unveils Comprehensive Memory Care Nutrition Program (prnewswire.com)
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Unidine Made From Scratch: Learn more about Unidine’s unwavering commitment and promise to provide culinary integrity and authentic food. This video discusses the importance of the Fresh Food Pledge and culinary driven menus. “where life is served fresh daily”.
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Unidine The Race to be the Industry Leader: Learn more about the changing industry of Senior Living and how Unidine positioned themselves to meet those challenges and become an industry leader. “We’ve got to create environments that are enhancing, exciting and really captivate the consumer”
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| Unidine Culture and Training: Take a look inside the training program set up to promote the idea of culture and quality standards across all Unidine operated facilities in order to provide “Quality Execution, consistency, exceptional leadership on site and most importantly great teams that make it happen” |

“Together we have the power to create more value that we ever could separately”
| Find out more about the vision behind combining 3 unique brands Unidine, Morrison Living and Core Works under Compass Community Living. Keeping Brand integrity and building a strong culture throughout 3 unique brands “Our mission is not to provide dining and support service to Senior Living and Healthcare clients- through our services we are helping our clients and our prospective clients to build their own brands and most importantly their reputation in the marketplace.”
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| Find out what Unidine was all about under Richard Schenkel’s leadership: Discover the core values that Unidine was built on and what drove their success. “Since 2001 Unidine has understood the tremendous value of culinary integrity and the appeal of unique dining experiences.” |
Welcome to The Founder’s Mindset, a monthly newsletter for entrepreneurs and business leaders featuring stories and advice from company founders, industry disrupters and innovators.
Edition 5: April 2026: MOMENT COMPANY BECOMES SOMETHING ELSE
What happens to a hospitality-driven business when the person who originally defined its standards is no longer shaping them every day?
Edition 4: November 2025: CREATING MOMENTUM
Every industry, no matter how established, has room for brands bold enough to break the mold and redefine what great looks like
Edition 3: October 2023: PARTNERING WITH PHOENIX3 COLLECTIVE
Learn more about the types of partnerships we form at Phoenix3 Collective and join us for an interview with Michael Klong of Infuse Hospitality.
Edition 2: August 2023: LAUNCH OF PHOENIX3 COLLECTIVE
Phoenix3 Collective is a strategic growth partner that accelerates distributive and lifestyle service companies in the senior living, healthcare or corporate markets.
Edition 1: June 2023: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
In our first issue of the Founder’s Mindset we dive deep into entrepreneurship, drawing from Richard Schenkel’s maverick approach and years of experience redefining service excellence in the food, dining, and support services industry.
Phoenix3’s senior dining brand Restaura partenered with The Seabrook of Hilton Head to make residents an essential part of the process when revamping its dining program. Residents collaborated with the Restaura team on new menu items and shared ideas on how to improve their dining experience. Today, residents enjoy global dishes like Peruvian octopus with olive sauce and can partake in a popular Sunday brunch, Friday happy hour and more.
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