ABOUT US
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN...
It all began in 1979 when Elmer and Gina Whitcomb purchased a pair of restaurants in Garden City, New York. At the age of 52, Elmer gave up a successful career as a mechanical engineer, cashed in all his life savings and, with his wife, set out to start a family business they could leave as a legacy to their nine children.
OVER THE YEARS...
Over the years, Whitsons has grown from those small family restaurants to become the 16th largest food service management company and the 5th largest K-12 food service operator in the United States today. We pride ourselves on being leaders in providing school lunch services, prepared meal services, residential and healthcare meal services, emergency services, general services and other contracted food services. But Whitsons’ story is just beginning. Elmer’s legacy lives on as third-generation Whitcombs join the ranks and the Whitsons “extended family” of team members continues to grow each year.
WHERE WE ARE TODAY...
